INDUSTRY LEADERS CRITICISE MEPS’ DAIRY PRICE PROTECTION PLAN
November 2nd, 2020
Dairy industry leaders have criticised European Parliament proposals to publish the names of those using the European Union’s (EU) storage aid scheme for powdered milk and butter as the EU reforms its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The European Commission protects producers when dairy prices crash through CAP fixed price purchases of limited quantities of butter and skimmed milk powder (SMP), which can be stored longer than milk. At present, the EU executive does not know the identity of the sellers. It also does not know who the buyers are when the goods ...
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