(Brussels, 15/01/2021) According to the quarterly figures published by the Farm Economics and Rural Studies Office (BAL) – current figures of October 2020 –, production costs amount to 46.69 ct/kg, whereas the farm-gate milk price was only 32.64 ct/kg in the same period. Producers in Germany thus lack 14.05 ct/kg to cover their…
Invitation to a digital press conference on 20 January 2021 as part of the International Green Week
Like every year, let us use this moment to look back on the past year. When it comes to 2020, it would be no exaggeration to say: what a year! Most of us will be spending the holiday season in a smaller, more intimate setting, under a beautiful tree or around a festively laid table. Like the upcoming holidays, the whole of…
(Brussels, 14/12/2020) The Parliament, the Council and the Commission are currently negotiating the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in trilogues. On 23 October 2020, the European Parliament adopted its position on the reform of the Common Market Organisation within the CAP. It includes a number of good…
Study presents data about the organic milk sector
The EMB held its General Assembly on 6 and 7 October in Gembloux, Belgium, under special circumstances, after already having postponed it in April. As is the case every two years, the election of the Executive Committee was on the agenda. We bid farewell to our extremely passionate EMB President Erwin Schöpges, who had been…
European dairy farmers welcome the adoption of new crisis instruments as a first step
Current quarterly figures on milk production costs in Germany published
EMB: The Green Deal cannot become a reality without respect for economic and social sustainability
Not just corrections, but a new orientation. We need a trade policy that ensures fair, cost-covering prices, protects the environment, and upholds human rights.
