30.08.2016
Shift of direction of EU milk policy: milk volumes to be cut
EU measures for voluntary production cuts in place
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19.08.2016
Canadian National Farmers Union suggests Hogan supply management system
The president of the Canadian NFU has written to the EU's agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan: Jan Slomp encourages Hogan to adopt a Canadian-style supply management system in order to end the European dairy crisis.
12.08.2016
Dairy farmers' protests in Europe
England: Dairy farmers blockade Müller site over milk price freeze
About 80 farmers have joined the blockade of the Müller site in Shropshire on August 7, organised by Farmers For Action. The action was prompted by Müller’s announcement to hold its standard non-aligned liquid milk price for September at about 18p/litre (ca. 21…
09.08.2016
Newsletter August online!
As we go deeper and deeper into the crisis, we can see that it is crucial to really do something about the oversupply of milk that is putting so much pressure on the prices. To those who say that such a policy signifies a lack of confidence in the post-quota EU dairy sector, I would make one simple point: it’s high time that…
02.08.2016
Appeal to the EU Ministers for Agriculture and the EU Commission
Make sure you organise the voluntary restraint on supply properly! It’s the only way to stabilise the market
19.07.2016
No consequent action to combat the crisis in the dairy sector
The measures adopted by the Agriculture Council are far from enough to overcome the crisis
15.07.2016
No end in sight for the horrors plaguing the dairy sector
Current cost calculations still show disastrous shortfall in cost coverage in milk production
14.07.2016
Newsletter July online!
The third European Fair Milk Conference was held at the end of June. This year's host was Fairkoperativ Lëtzebuerg, who was celebrating its 5th anniversary and organised the conference together with the EMB. Read more...
12.07.2016
“That’s it: there must be no more wishy-washy decisions!”
European milk producers demand effective measures for the sector from the European Council of Ministers of Agriculture
04.07.2016
The milk market: Even large farms in Denmark and the Netherlands cannot cover costs
Recent figures on costs refute the claim that large farm structures are the solution to the milk dilemma
