OUR LATEST NEWS

10 Oct
Farmers warn of serious concerns over EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement: urgent action needed to protect EU food chain

As discussions on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement resumed from October 7 to 9 in Brasilia, our sectors once again reaffirm their strong opposition to the agreement.


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26 Sep
EGAC concludes on uncertainties regarding the ongoing harvest

Indeed, difficulties related to the satisfactory protection of the crop against pest and diseases, amplified by challenging climatic conditions, make early estimates increasingly problematic.


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15 May
CIBE 2024 General Assembly

European Sugar Beet growers take stock of a disappointing 2023/24 crop and turbulent political developments. They expect the 2024/25 crop to be very challenging.



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23 Feb
CIBE & CEFS call to stop EU sugar market access concessions

Joint Research Centre study on cumulative impacts of ten free trade agreements confirms the vulnerability of EU sugar.


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Ukraine
15 Feb
Statement - On the Commission proposal to renew the ATM Regulation for Ukraine

Extra imports must be restricted before next June 2024.

CIBE urges the Council and the European Parliament to provide the right signal and amend the Commission proposal accordingly.


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Ukraine

OTHER NEWS

New Brochure !

Read our new brochure highlighting the importance of sugar beet local production in Europe !

Discover the sustainable, circular practices & essential economic impacts that come from this crop.



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CIBE Manifesto

Discover our Manifesto ahead of 2024 European elections! 

Let's work together to restore European agriculture's ambition. The voice of sugar beet growers is outlining 4 priorities: 



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IIRB 

See how the beet sugar sector is working hard to develop sustainable alternatives to respond to the ban of some key plant protection products.

Such alternatives will most likely have to consist of a combination of techniques and approaches. To develop and successfully implement these will require time, several years and considerable financial investment.




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#FollowTheBeet

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EUBSSP

 

In October 2013, the European beet growers (CIBE), sugar producers (CEFS) and trade unions of the food and agriculture sector (EFFAT) have formalised a landmark agreement to jointly highlight and report on representative Good Practices of sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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AgroCycle

CIBE takes part in the AgroCycle project, a Sino-EU collaborative research venture, funded by the European Commission under its Horizon 2020 programme to create a protocol for the implementation of the 'circular economy' across the agri-food sector.

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