European Union may tighten imported crop regulations

The European Union is planning tougher restrictions on imported crops treated with pesticides banned in Europe, a draft European Commission document showed, a move that would impact suppliers.
A draft of the European Union’s Vision for Agriculture and Food policy document confirmed the commission would take a tougher line on imports to ensure a fair level playing field for Europe’s farmers.
“The commission will pursue, in line with international rules, a stronger alignment of production standards applied to imported products, notably on pesticides and animal welfare,” said the draft.
“The commission will ensure that the most hazardous pesticides banned in the EU for health and environmental reasons are not allowed back into the EU through imported products.”
The draft did not specify which pesticides were the most hazardous.
The EU move could block imports of Canadian crops treated with pesticides not used by European farmers.
U.S. president Donald Trump said the move would hurt Europe, and a White House official said the president would stand up for American farmers.
The EU sets maximum residue levels in food imports of some pesticides banned in the bloc.
Last year, it proposed to keep allowing residues of the fungicide cyproconazole and the insecticide spirodiclofen — which cannot be used by farmers in the EU — in imported products, despite European Parliament lawmakers demanding the thresholds were reduced to the lowest possible limit.
For almost 30 years of expertise in the agri markets, UkrAgroConsult has accumulated an extensive database, which became the basis of the platform AgriSupp.
It is a multi-functional online platform with market intelligence for grains and oilseeds that enables to get access to daily operational information on the Black Sea & Danube markets, analytical reports, historical data.
You are welcome to get a 7-day free demo access!!!
Read also
Connecting Industry Leaders: Highlights from BLACK SEA OIL TRADE-2025
Kyrgyz Authorities Push for Expanded Winter Wheat Cultivation
India’s vegetable oil imports will rise to record levels
Harvest delays in Kazakhstan lead to deteriorating wheat quality
Global prices for palm and soy oil to rise in early 2026, sunflower oil to drop – ...
Write to us
Our manager will contact you soon