Fertiliser
Rabobank's Semi-Annual Global Fertiliser Outlook has analysed the global impact and consequences of the fertiliser crisis on farmers.
Agri-Business
Fertiliser producer Yara has recorded a 41% year-on-year increase in operating profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2026.
A group of EU farming and agri-sector organisations have said that they remain concerned over the impact of Ukrainian exports.
Agri Politics
The EU and Ukraine have concluded talks on a review of its trade relationship with a new "agreement in principle" to "safeguard" farmers.
Rural Life
Rural communities in Ukraine "need immediate support" to produce food amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the FAO.
The European Parliament has given the green light for the EU to introduce tariffs on fertiliser from Russia and its ally Belarus.
Tillage
Copa Cogeca has warned that the EU cereals sector "may never recover" if wheat and barley are not protected from import volumes from Ukraine.
An Irish MEP has said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and supply chain instability, affected the attitude in the EU to food production.
The Netherlands will double the amount of funding available for farmers whose financial performance is impacted by the war in Ukraine.
Exports of grain from Ukraine to the EU have "returned to the level of 2022", according to the country's agriculture minister Mykola Solsky.
The EU is set to increase tariffs on grain products from both Russia and Belarus, including wheat, maize and sunflower meal.
A decision to set new limits on imports from Ukraine "fails to address farmers' and manufacturers' concerns", according to sector groups.
DAFM has spent just over €815,000 on measures controlling potential risks associated with brining pets of Ukrainian refugees to Ireland.
The renewal of trade arrangements between the EU and Ukraine could "jeopardise" several food sectors in the bloc, Copa Cogeca has warned.
Herdwatch has said that its recent "charity climb" raised over €11,000 for mental health organisation Aware and relief efforts in Ukraine.
Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will "disrupt farming activities", according to the United Nations (UN).
The EU will provide further financial support to farmers in certain eastern European countries that are impacted by exports from Ukraine.
Poland and Ukraine have struck a deal to allow grain from the latter country to pass through its territory to other destinations.
The Black Sea Grain Initative was set to be extended for 120 days, but Russia has indicated it will only agree to a 60 day rollover.
News
A study suggests that surging energy and fertiliser prices will have the greatest impact on food security in the coming decades.
Six Ukrainian ships carrying 335,000t of agricultural produce departed Odesa yesterday, however more than 100 remain stuck in ports.
The EU is fully supporting the Black Sea Grain Initiative to move grain out of Ukraine, and wants to see it extended.
Russia has resumed its participation in a deal to allow grain shipments to leave Ukraine, according to the the Russian Ministry of Defence.
