Major rethink of CAP needed to correct imbalances and price volatility

Monday’s meeting of the European Farm Council was eagerly anticipated to deliver some form of reprieve for farmers across Europe who have been suffering as a result of the Russian embargo on food imports.

Here in Ireland, the embargo affected the dairy and pig meat industry rather than the fruit, vegetable and fresh food market difficulties experienced by many EU countries.

In response, the Commission on Monday put forward a package of measures to help address difficulties in cash flow faced by farmers, to stabilise markets, and to address the functioning of the supply chain.