Brussels, 23/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - Copa (agricultural organisations in the EU) and Cogeca (agricultural cooperatives in the EU) sent a letter to the European Commission on Friday 20 March calling for further assistance for fruit and vegetable producers hit by the Russian ban on the import of EU agricultural produce.
Copa-Cogeca Secretary General Pekka Pesonen states that average prices for fruit and vegetables, far lower than the average in previous years, remain very low. “Market...