EU MEAT BOSS SAYS CAP REFORM WILL HURT THE INDUSTRY, BUT MEMBER STATES CAN EASE THE PAIN
July 1st, 2013
EUROPE’S meat and livestock industry association has attacked the recently agreed European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms as a “missed opportunity” to boost food supply security in the EU. However, in exclusive comments to globalmeatnews.com, Jean-Luc Mériaux, secretary general for the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV) welcomed the policy flexibility allowed within the reforms to ease resulting problems. Regarding good security, Mériaux said “the EU beef and sheep meat industry is facing a severe decline in ...
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