France demands EU farm aid decisions

A French plan to secure a monthly salary of €1,700 for the country’s farmers could reap dividends for farmers across the EU, when agriculture ministers meet on September 7.

French agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll said last week he was close to securing the necessary majority support from his ministerial colleagues, for EU support measures for struggling farmers.

France will propose new aid measures for dairy, pigmeat and beef farmers, in Brussels at the emergency September Farm Council.