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Special Newsletter Switzerland
The Swiss milk market – two years after the end of the quota
A good two years have passed since the quota was abandoned in Switzerland on 1 May 2009.
Austria: activities on World Milk Day
On the occasion of the World Milk Day on June 1st several acitivites and events were organised in Austria to highlight the importance of high-quality milk and fair prices.
You can find more information in the German News section.
The Swiss show Migros the red card
The Swiss show Migros the red card
On the 27th of July, BIG-M, the Swiss member organisation of the European Milk Board, organised a so-called cattle processsion in Zurich, in order to highlight the unfair dealings in the milk market and to protest against the business practices of MIGROS, one of the biggest retail chains in...
Switzerland: demonstration in Bern
Over one hundred milk producers gathered on July 12, to demonstrate against the inaction of the branch organisation milk (BO Milk) regarding the dairy market situation.
In order to point out their discontent, producers filled up a swimming pool with milk and they put figurines of representatives of the branch organisation to...
Paris: 2000 dairy farmers from France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland
The dairy farmers of EMB have gathered the 1st of March at the International Agricultural Fair (SIA) in Paris to demonstrate for a new system of dairy market regulation. As „funeral march“ the farmers went through the halls of the fair, accompanied by the strong sound of the cowbells, and impressed a lot the present consumers...
Position paper on Voluntary Production Cuts against financial compensation
The European Milk Board welcomes the decision of the European Parliament in favour of the introduction of Voluntary Production Cuts. In case of a crisis, this market instrument would allow to reduce the offer of milk for a given period of time and to rapidly restore the balance in the market.
The instrument of Voluntary Production Cuts is the only measure that allows to prevent crises or to control them at an early stage. For this reason, we urge you to endorse the implementation of the VPC!
Please see the position paper
