EU MINISTERS EXTEND PRODUCTION AID FOR EUROPEAN FLAX AND HEMP
March 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SUBSIDIES will continue to be paid to European Union (EU) producers of flax and hemp fibre crops, the EU Council of Ministers has decided. Indeed, aid for long flax fibre producers will rise from Euro 160/ tonne to Euro 200/tonne from 2009/10 onwards, with additional aid for long flax fibre traditional production within Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Aid for short flax and hemp fibre production will remain at Euro 90 per tonne.
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SUBSIDIES will continue to be paid to European Union (EU) producers of flax and hemp fibre crops, the EU Council of Ministers has decided. Indeed, aid for long flax fibre producers will rise from Euro 160/ tonne to Euro 200/tonne from 2009/10 onwards, with additional aid for long flax fibre traditional production within Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Aid for short flax and hemp fibre production will remain at Euro 90 per tonne.
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