(Brussels, 3rd March 2014) The new results of the cost study carried out by the German Office for Agriculture and Agricultural Sociology BAL show that the average price paid to dairy farmers in Germany in October 2013, i.e. 41,92 cents/kg, does not cover production costs. For the same period, production costs amounted to 44,12…
Please find here a Press release of the Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter e.V. (BDM) in German:
(Freising) In der Diskussion um die aktuellen Preissenkungen der Discounter im Milch- und Fleischbereich machen es sich nach Ansicht des Bundesverbands Deutscher…
New study on milk production costs in France shows: milk prices do not cover production costs
To make the general public aware of the decline in family farming, the Belgian theatre group Art & Tça staged the play “Feeding humankind, that is a job” at the National Theater in Brussels. What is special about this play is that it combines elements of a classical play with a documentary film. For it the two leading actors…
(Karow,25 February 2014) Today the International Pooling Commission presented its work to German dairy farmers in Karow.
Please download below the Press release as pdf version
The news everywhere in the media at the moment is that the EU and the USA are currently negotiating a transatlantic free trade agreement. In times of severe economic crises in many EU member states, the EU Commission is expecting from it a boost for growth and new jobs in Europe.
What may be good for sectors of the…
In the second half of December there were media reports like: “WTO concludes historic trade agreement”. The devil is in the detail, though: the agreement contains just ten individual agreements on issues that are too limited. They include the simplification of customs formalities in trade and better market access for the poorest…
The European Milk Board’s demands heard by politicians
Join citizens, farmers, NGOs and trade unions from across Belgium to fight back against the EU's destructive austerity policies and its attempt to give corporations the keys to Europe through a new EU-US free trade deal:
****BLOCKADE THE EU SUMMIT - 19 DEC 2013!****
The day of action is organised by the D19-20 Alliance (EMB…
The current numbers show a slight drop in the cost of milk production in Germany. Nevertheless, by no means is that a reason to celebrate.
(Brussels, 2 December 2013) Compared to April this year, the cost of milk production in Germany dropped by about 1 cent in July 2013 to reach a value of 42 cents/ kg milk . At the same time,…
