Brussels, 27/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Measures to aid the private storage of pig meat were finalised by the EU Management Committee on Thursday 27 January and the first aid may be paid out as early as next week. The aid is to mitigate the effects on producers of the sharp fall in market prices. Producers find themselves in difficult straits as a result of this price drop and also because of the increase in the cost of feed for the pigs.
The Management Committee decision was taken by...