Dairy support measures to offset Russian ban not enough, says ICOS

The market support measures announced by the European Commission for the dairy sector, to alleviate the impact of the Russian ban on food imports, were welcome but do not go far enough.

That’s the view of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), the umbrella body for the country’s co-ops.

EU Agricultural Commissioner Dacian Ciolos announced last week he was proposing to initiate private storage aid for butter, skim milk powder and some cheeses, as well as extending the intervention buying-in period.