EU MINISTERS MAKE MORE CONCESSIONS TO TROUBLED DAIRY SECTOR
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) dairy farmers have more good news today, with the approval by the EU Council of Ministers of two reforms to the EU common agricultural policy. One includes the dairy sector by a "disturbance clause" allowing the swift release of subsidies dealing with unexpected market problems. And the other will allow member states to buy up dairy reserves without being punished with 'super-levies' for over-production.
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EUROPEAN Union (EU) dairy farmers have more good news today, with the approval by the EU Council of Ministers of two reforms to the EU common agricultural policy. One includes the dairy sector by a "disturbance clause" allowing the swift release of subsidies dealing with unexpected market problems. And the other will allow member states to buy up dairy reserves without being punished with 'super-levies' for over-production.
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