Brussels, 12/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - A majority of countries gave their backing on Monday 10 January to the European Commission's idea of voluntarily reducing milk production during periods of crisis to maintain prices. Compensation would be paid to producers who agreed to reduce their supply of milk.
The idea of a voluntary scheme to reduce production with a premium being paid to producers features in the recent European Commission report on the dairy products market and the conditions...