19.03.2015
Invitation to the press: Strong symbolic action in front of the European Parliament
Major shortcomings of post-quota system: Farmers have no market power – EMB warns about recurrent falls in prices
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18.03.2015
EU Market outlook: moderate milk rise in 2015
Milk production is expected to increase significantly across the EU in the years following the removal of the quota system, but in 2015, an increase of just 1% is expected, according to the Commission’s latest short-term market outlook. The supply increase is expected to be higher in countries seeing an expansion of the dairy…
11.03.2015
Member states vote clearly in favour of staggered superlevy fines
Today, EU Member States clearly voted in favour of the Commission’s proposal to stagger the superlevy fines in three equal interest-free instalments. Even the more liberal-minded countries such as the UK and Sweden were in favour of the proposal. Only three countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) voted against.…
05.03.2015
Newsletter March online
In just a few weeks the time will finally have come. The limit on milk volumes that started back in 1984 is being abolished. When the quota system was introduced over 30 years ago it had two aims:
Firstly the market organisation was to be affordable again. For that it was essential to get rid of the EU milk lakes and butter…
05.03.2015
European Parliament: Nicholson Report on prospects for the EU dairy sector
The 11-page draft own-initiative report, published last week, seeks to assess the support measures of the dairy package and recommends solutions to address market volatility. Rapporteur James Nicholson has called on the Commission to implement more “responsive and realistic” safety net measures and review the rate of…
04.03.2015
Press release: Presentation of the results of the study on milk production costs in Belgium
(Brussels, 04.03.2015) Today in Brussels, the MIG and the EMB presented to the cabinet of the Federal Minister responsible for agriculture the dairy farmers’ situation and the results of the independent study on the costs of milk production in Belgium.
The study follows similar ones recognised by European bodies carried out in…
02.03.2015
Press release: Publication of current production costs in the German dairy sector
Milk prices do still not cover production costs – EMB calls for MRP
02.03.2015
Press invitation: Presentation of the costs of milk production in Belgium
Dear media representatives,
On 4 March, the MIG and the EMB will present to the press and the Belgium federal ministry of Agriculture the results of an independent study on the costs of milk production in Belgium.
We cordially invite you to attend this presentation.
When?: Wednesday 4 March 2015, 11:00
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20.02.2015
Farmers protests in Poland
This week, thousands of farmers took part in a protest against government policies in Poland. This was the biggest of a range of protests that took place throughout the country in the past three weeks.
Those were the key demands that the protestors addressed to their government:
- Regulations to ensure farmers are compensated…
28.01.2015
Hearing “The Milk package and the prospects for the dairy sector”
On the 27th of January, a public hearing took place in the European Parliament. All experts were of the opinion that the Milk package had failed in its attempt to bring real improvements in the market position of milk producers. Also the ‘soft landing’ measures were regarded as failed. MEPs, experts and farmers took the floor.…
