EC MEDIUM-TERM REPORT

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission is forecasting a "moderately positive" outlook for European Union (EU) meat and poultry markets, with the industry recovering from its recent BSE, bird flu and Food and Mouth Disease scares. Its 'Prospects for agricultural markets in the European Union 2004-2011' report says that the sector is also being helped by Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, favourable world market conditions and an assumed future return to a stronger US dollar. Livestock levels generally are projected to increase moderately. Said the ...


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