The meat sector is also facing multiple coronavirus-linked challenge and insists that consumption has “dramatically decreased” due to foodservice closures, such as hotels, restaurants and catering.
Although the dairy market has remained relatively calm, COPA-COGECA detected several signs of potential disturbance, as processors have lost some of the processing channels and are forced to find alternative markets outlets, which has been increasingly difficult.
The slowing down of exports together with concerns over access to labour are creating an excess of both wine and olive oil in the run-up to the next harvest marketing year.
For wine this may imply a significant drop in price and/or reduction in grape purchases in the next marketing year, the report warns.
Furthermore, demand for processed products for the supermarket is high, while consumers are buying fewer higher value cuts or seasonal products such as lamb.
Farmers warn of far-reaching COVID-19 effects on EU agriculture – EURACTIV.com
https://www.euractiv.com/...od/news/farmers-warn-of-far-reaching-covid-19-effects-on-eu-agriculture/
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The pandemic is also slowing efforts to deal with the historic locust plague that has been ravaging the East and Horn of Africa. The outbreak is the worst the region has seen in decades and comes on the heels of a year marked by extreme droughts and floods. But the arrival of billions of new swarms could further deepen food insecurity, said Cyril Ferrand, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s resilience team in eastern Africa.
Travel bans and airport closures, Mr. Ferrand said, are interrupting the supply of pesticides that could help limit the locust population and save pastureland and crops
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