Bangladesh has initiated discussions with India to secure assured annual supplies of five key food commodities, including rice, wheat, onions, ginger, and garlic.
Next Friday, Hungarian farmers are preparing to protest on the border with Ukraine near the town of Záhony against the EU's extension of the preferential trade regime with Ukraine, in particular for grain.
Polish farmers from the Solidarity trade union have announced a general protest, with roads and border crossings into Ukraine to be blocked. Source: Polish radio station RMF24, as reported by European Pravda Details: The trade union noted that in a week's time - on Friday, 9 February, at 10:00 - all border crossings with Ukraine will be blocked.
The European Commission has officially proposed to extend the suspension of import quotas and duties on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, while including safety measures for agricultural products, as demanded by several EU countries.
Do you remember the Great Tomato Shortage of 2023? For a few weeks in February and March, our supermarket shelves were bereft of those gleaming, crimson, umami-flavoured globes. A combination of high energy prices and cold weather had caused a dearth across Europe.