Fischer Boel admits low milk prices threaten future of dairy sector

THE dairy sector is heading for disaster if milk prices stay at their current historically low level, European agriculture and rural development commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has admitted.

She met with the new French minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, Bruno Le Maire, on a visit to Paris last week.

“The situation in the dairy sector is highly concerning and we both agree that, if prices stay at this historical low, we are heading for disaster, especially young farmers who have made huge investments.”