Brussels, 25/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 February, the European Commission announced the suspension of payments of private storage aid for pigmeat (EUROPE 10303 on the opening of this market measure in late January this year). As of 18 February, requests for aid had been made for 139,000 tonnes, more than 60% of which came from three member states: Germany (28%), Spain (21%) and Denmark (13%). According to the European Commission, pork prices are starting to rise in the EU, as...