Luxembourg's agricultural sector on Monday convened for the second 'Day of Agriculture' in Ettelbruck, with Minister Martine Hansen addressing industry challenges, market trends, and a new livestock vaccination strategy.

Monday saw the second 'Day of Agriculture' in Ettelbruck, with Agriculture Minister Martine Hansen addressing close to 400 audience members to speak about current trends and upcoming challenges. Hansen pointed out that while last year's sectorial revenue experienced a significant decrease, it still remained above the five-year average, which she labelled a sign of resilience.

Although markets are said to have recovered from the turbulent year of 2022, there are still certain products that give rise to concern. Milk prices have gone up while the average meat price has stabilised at an elevated level. Grain prices remain extremely low, but high demand for rapeseed is driving up its prices.

Another talking point of the agriculture convention was livestock health. The Ministry unveiled plans for a new vaccination strategy, to be implemented in 2025 and designed to ensure that there are enough vaccines against bluetongue disease which affected numerous farm animals this year. Authorities are further beginning to stockpile vaccines against two other diseases that are currently spreading in western France, and which are expected to reach the Grand Duchy in the foreseeable future.

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