On November 6, the first European Fair Milk Conference will be held in Ciney, Belgium. For several years now the European Milk Board has been drawing attention to the necessity for cost-covering milk prices with the slogan "Fair Milk". Together with Faircoop Belgium we want to bring together the dairy farmers, retail trade,…
Milk prices are starting to decrease in all European countries. Too much milk on the markets in relation to the demand is causing these significant price decreases.
See here a video report about the current milk prices in diverse European countries.
In Italy the milk price was at a level of 41 and 42 Cent per liter…
Last night, up to 70 tractors blocked two entrances to the Morrisons distribution centre near Bridgwater in Somerset. Hundreds of farmers blockaded the Muller Wiseman plant in Market Drayton, Shropshire on Monday.
Farmers for Action are protesting over a drop in the price they get for milk. Some farmers now say they face…
Protests continue in the UK due to the on-going cutbacks of farmgate milk prices paid by the major dairy processors.
Arla is cutting its farm gate price by 1.67 ppl. Dairy Crest is following with a reduction of 1.3 ppl. Müller is dropping its standard farmgate milk price by 1.9 ppl to 27.1 ppl. The reductions come into force on…
New Commissioner must put responsible milk policy into practice
Even though Ciolos is stepping down as Commissioner for Agriculture at the end of the year, the new Commissioner must continue the policy of stabilising the milk market
Measures planned by EU Commission not sufficient to stabilise milk market
EMB President Romuald Schaber stresses importance of a supply management or crisis instrument in the light of the Russian ban on imports
