CLASH LOOMS OVER EU DAIRY REFORM
September 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission and allied European Union (EU) member states are pressing ahead with drafting reforms to the EU dairy market, which would strengthen producers negotiating with wholesalers and retailers. The Belgian government (holding the EU presidency) and the Commission have promised to proceed, after 22 out of 27 member states backed changing EU dairy market rules at an EU Council of Ministers meeting. Reforms would involve forcing buyers to release more information about dairy prices and giving a special role to producer ...
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