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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11135

20 August 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Support for producers of peaches and nectarines

Brussels, 19/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 11 August, the European Commission announced that it was to introduce exceptional measures in favour of producers of peaches and nectarines, who are faced with constant declines in prices.

The mild spring weather led to record harvests, but the summer weather has discouraged consumers from eating these fruits, so that consumption is down. Last week, Russia's announcement of a total ban on exports of fresh food products from the EU further...