EU agrees €280m aid package for dairy farmers

EU officials have agreed a €280m aid package to help dairy farmers hit by falling milk prices.

EU agrees €280m aid package for dairy farmers
Mon, 19 Oct, 2009 - 14:57

EU officials have agreed a €280m aid package to help dairy farmers hit by falling milk prices.

The move was announced by EU Agriculture Commission Mariann Fischer Boel today as EU agriculture ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss the crisis facing the dairy sector.

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