Milk and agriculture, arriving half a billion EU. For Italians farmers 21 million – The Republic

MILAN – A new package to help the sectors of agriculture in crisis: coming from Brussels, where the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Forestry Policies with owner Maurizio Martina was in the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers. The Commission came the response to the actions requested by Italy along with France, Spain and Germany.

“For the dairy sector has set a new intervention from 500 million euro in total. 150 million euro will fund a European voluntary production program, with the intent to control production and stop the fall in prices to the barn. the measure will be available from mid-September, “says a note from the Mipaaf. It is a question of money to help producers who decide to reduce milk production, by decreasing the offer to raise the price to the barn. The goal is to get off – at EU level – of 1.4 million tonnes.

“The Commission has also allocated 350 million on more flexible actions at national level. To Italy are destined 21 million Euros which can be used to support quality schemes, to support grazing livestock, introduce measures to support credit or favor aggregation and cooperation between farmers, “the statement yet. The ministry added that it is a figure for which “we will work in the coming days with priority to small producers, to those of the mountains with the measure on” pastures. Figures are in addition to the plan by 130 million that the Mipaaf has implemented and which provides the moratorium for indebted farmers.

Still, for the fruit and vegetable sector “is an increase of withdrawal prices was established market, repeatedly stressed the decision by Italy and which will be defined in detail with delegated acts. To meet the needs of the farmers of the Pac awards advances are increased 50-70%. “

” the proposals Commissioner Hogan – said on the sidelines Minister Maurizio Martina – go in the direction indicated by us to give concrete answers to the breeders and farmers. Finally, not only spot measurements, but also potentially structural measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector. C ‘ it is to support the production planning of the milk that will be true for the whole of Europe with a certain time and resources, on which we would have liked even more courage from the Commission. the budget of 350 million of flexible measures, even the medium term, in some way draws a first starting point for the construction of a CMO milk and it is important that it is addressed for the protection especially for small producers. For Italy it means an allocation of about 21 million Euros, which also use it to support the crisis of sheep’s milk. “” For our part – said Martina – we asked to be included among the actions that are also approved the free distribution of food to the needy and the ability to experiment with new risk management tools closer to the needs of business. Well the increase of the withdrawal prices for fruits and vegetables, but now expect more details rapidly in the next few days. The confirmation of the increase to 70% of CAP payments is another shot in the arm for companies. We are satisfied but now we have to realize the best of this development to really consolidate a turnaround on which we work for some time. “

Topics:

agriculture

milk

Starring:

Maurizio Martina