Big EMB demonstration on 7 September in the morning to coincide with EU Ministers of Agriculture meeting in Brussels

Europe is drowning in milk, and milk prices are driving us farmers to ruin

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Update on protests in Europe (07.08.)

France

According to reports published by agra-europe on 6.08., in the run-up to the special Council meeting on 7 September French Minister of Agriculture Le Foll is pressing for concrete decisions on mitigating the current crisis situation. At present, is working on proposals for supporting the markets and is aiming at…

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Update: Protests in Europe (05.08)

EMB

On August 4, an extraordinary EMB meeting took place with participants from Belgium (MIG and FMB), Germany (AbL and BDM), France (OPL), Ireland (ICSMA), Lithuania (LOSP), Luxembourg (LDB), Netherlands (DDB and NMV) and Switzerland (Big-M).

The discussion showed that the current situation all across Europe is unbearable. It…

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Update: Protests in Europe

Belgium

This Friday blockades were also carried out in Belgium for example in front of  supermarkets of the chain Carrefour in Waterloo and in Bruges.

As reaction to the protests of the last days, agricultural organizations, the processing industry and the retail met on Friday and agreed to work together in order to find…

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Joint statement of German and French farmers

Solidarity of farmers in France and Germany

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Press release: Protests all over Europe show desperate situation of dairy farmers

Only an overhaul of the system can stabilise the milk market – dubious solutions cannot improve anything and distract from the real problem

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What is currently happening in Europe?

The desolate situation on the milk market is causing protests to flare up all over Europe. Politics cannot continue to conceal the problems, and an extraordinary agriculture council has been called in Brussels for September 7.

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Newsletter July online

We should have learned our lesson by now, but we keep producing ever more milk, anticipating Russia and China to re-enter the market, whilst farm-gate milk prices drop and producers see themselves forced to give up their livelihoods.

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Press release: Vote on the EU Milk Report: compromise for dairy farmers

The report shows positive approaches, but also missed key opportunities

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Protests in Lithuania after 10 cents per liter

The current situation for Lithuanian milk producers is really dramatic at the moment. After offered only 10 cents per liter, producers have poured out 30 tons of milk on 1^st of July. Lithuania is dominated by 5 milk processors, purchasing milk not only from local but also from neighbouring milk producers. Recently, the Ministry…

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