Dairy farmers in Great Britain are manning blockades set up outside milk processing plants in protest against the current series of cuts in milk prices. The European Milk Board unreservedly supports these actions and the demands of the British dairy farmers.
Overproduction on the European milk markets is leading to a dramatic fall in milk prices, and is likely to directly precipitate the next milk crisis. Hundreds of dairy farmers attached to the European Milk Board have come to Brussels today to demonstrate in front of the European Parliament building.
The Swedish member organisation of the EMB Sveriges Mjölkbönder organised a demonstration of milk producers in Stockholm on the occasion of the World Milk Day on 1 June 2012. Committed milk producers from Sweden and other European countries had come to Stockholm to support the fight against the difficult situation in the Swedish…
In spring 2012 the dairy market situation of many countries in Europe is the same, vividly recalling the events of 2008 and 2009: milk prices tumbling to...
The Austrian IG-Milch launched a project to focus on milk and new milk recipes in order to highlight the quality of milk as an enjoyment food. The project wants to enhance local products and a balanced diet.
For further information: http://www.ig-milch.at/presseaussendung-28-04-12
To the Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union,
Members of the national parliaments and
Members of the European Parliament
Hamm, 29 March 2012
The Milk Package adopted is a first step in the right direction – now there have to be further steps!
Dear Ministers and Members of Parliament,
The Milk Package…
The half-yearly Members’ Meeting of the European Milk Board (EMB) was held in Brussels on 12/13 March. Representatives of the national member organisations elected a new Board and determined the EMB strategy vis-à-vis policy-makers and civil society.
Position of German Dairy Farmers’ Association (BDM) approved
Hamm/Zagreb, 17.02.2012:In Croatia a conflict had been smouldering since the beginning of the year between the dairy farmers and the Lactalis dairy Dukat that escalated last week.
After the Dukat dairy’s unilateral announcement of cutting the farm-gate price for milk from the previous 2.67 kuna to 2.3 kuna (about 30 cents)…
The current resolution passed by the European Parliament cannot create the balance needed in the dairy market
