Brussels, 28/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 28 March, COPA-COGECA criticised the Commission's proposal aiming to reduce direct aid to farmers in 2013 (see EUROPE 10816).
“Farmers have made investment commitments for the year 2013 and had not accounted for this new cut. It comes as a complete shock”, said COPA-COGECA Secretary General Pekka Pesonen. With production costs barely covering market prices and market volatility on the rise, this cut in aid is the last thing that farmers...