Brussels, 27/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - The new intervention ceiling for public purchases of skimmed milk powder was reached on Wednesday 25 May. The European Commission will now have to increase this limit to 3500 t limit, in an effort to avoid increased pressure on the milk market, which is already experiencing significant problems.
On 20 April last, the Commission doubled this intervention ceiling from 109,000 t to 218,000 t (see EUROPE 11538). On 23 May, 216,791 t had already been...