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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10209

8 September 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture
EP calls for measures to counter speculation on food commodities and abuses of power

Brussels, 07/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - Tackling speculation on food commodities, setting up a centre to monitor production costs, adopting strict rules against abuses of dominant positions and extending the powers of producer associations in negotiations between farmers, processors and distributors: these were the main calls from the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg on Tuesday 7 September in order to “guarantee fair revenues for farmers”. It was by a wide majority that the EP...

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