23/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - At the Agriculture Council on Monday 22 February, the European Commission refused to agree to the request from France which wanted measures to be taken to alleviate the situation in the cereals market. The Commission acknowledged that the feed grain market, especially for barley, was “difficult”. It said that, since the start of the current marketing year, 3.5 million tonnes, of which 3.3 million tonnes of barley, had been offered for intervention. Sowing and...