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Germany: BDM - dairy farmers will help themselves
(Freising) The situation on the milk market and the slow reaction of politicians has been the reason the BDM has developed a draft to decrease the pressure on the market. This draft adresses producers, dairy and politics to the same degree. It is a voluntarily obligating reduction of volume with financial compensation (FMS). In...
France: Report of the dairy organisation APLI about a milk tasting and their contact with consumers
at a Jazz festival in MARCIAC, France
USA: Hearings concerning milk price crisis
The milk price crisis does not end at the European frontiers. It is a world wide crisis. Also in the United States of America farmers are confronted with the taugh consequences of the low prices. In July several hearings an the House Committee on Agriculture took place in order to discuss the crisis and possible solutions. see...
Spain: MANIFEST AGAINST THE NEW CONTRACT BETWEEN FARMERS’ AND INDUSTRY
Last 20th of July, the interprofessional dairy association (which is formed by unions, industry, administration and distribution) made a decision: they signed a document, which is a contract between farmer and industry. In that contract it is very clear that Spanish farmer will receive a medium milk price 0,30-0,31 euros/litre,...
Press release: Persisting with freeze response – Liberalisation seems more important than the livelihood of dairy farms
The EU Commission’s Report on the Milk Market contains not one single measure of its own
Romuald Schaber speaks at meeting of the committee of agriculture of EU Parliament
21.7.2009, Brussels: Tomorrow Wednesday, the 22/7/2009 the EU-Commission will present the report on the milk market situation demanded by the EU council in June. Today, the 21/7/2009 a representative of the Commission will yet speak about elements of the report to the members of the committee of agriculture of the European...
