European body calls for measures to curb volatility in dairy industry

LONG-term measures to reduce extreme market volatility in the dairy industry and ensure that farmers get a fair return for their produce have been sought from the European Commission.

Copa-Cogeca, the umbrella body for European farmers and agri co-ops, made the call at a meeting in Brussels.

It was responding to recommendations by the Commission’s High Level Group on Milk, set up to find solutions to the crisis which hit dairy producers last year.