A discussion on Friday 16 September between the agricultural markets task force and EU member state experts came up with ideas on how to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain, even though this is a divisive issue among the member states (see EUROPE 11623 and 11627).
A summary of the discussion was published by the European Commission’s DG Agriculture on Thursday 22 September. Cees Veerman, chair of the task force which is due to submit its conclusions towards the...