Belgium: Citizens can invest in a fair agricultural cooperative
A first in Belgium: Cooperative Faircoop is now open to citizens, who can become cooperative members by buying shares. In a press conference held yesterday (October 22) in Brussels, Fairebel presented the conditions for this so-called COWfunding. Any citizen can…
(Montichiari, 14.10.2015) They simply won’t rest in Europe. For months now dairy farmers have been taking to the streets in many EU member states demonstrating strongly with the same aim. Across Europe they are demanding an end to the EU policy that is currently responsible for doing away with milk production in entire regions.…
Dear Media Representatives,
How can the current milk crisis be stopped? How can milk production in Europe be maintained, given the drastic situation in the milk market? What are the best strategies for finally achieving cost-covering prices for the dairy farmers?
These questions will be discussed by the members of the European…
France:
Danone proposes including production costs in milk price
Promising news from dairy giant Danone: According to France-Presse (AFP) from september 29, food corporation Danone has offered to include the production costs of dairy farmers in the milk price. Danone says it will introduce production costs into the milk price…
In 2014 production costs in Denmark were 43,32 cents
Dairy farmers' protest in Sweden
On Monday 21st September about 1000 dairy farmers protested in Stockholm to call attention to their difficult situation. They called the Ministry of Agriculture to support Swedish farmers. They also submitted a petition with signatures of 167 000 consumers. Many farmers had come with their…
My dear EMB members, colleagues and fellow protesters: On September 7, you have sent an unequivocal message to EU policymakers - that the situation on our farms is dire!
Thousands of dairy farmers and tractors protested in Brussels for structural changes in dairy policy. It was evident that the journey to Brussels was very…
"This is no fun event: Get to work, we need concrete solutions for the milk market!"
"This outcome is no solution. We did not take to the streets for this."
Big demonstration in Brussels calls for crisis instrument to be used including voluntary restraint on delivery
