A new study published on Wednesday 21 December by Copa and Cogeca, the farmers’ and agri co-operatives’ organisations in the EU confirms the difficult situation hitting EU farmers, hard hit by volatile markets, high input costs and red tape.
This was also shown by new figures released the same day by the EU statistical office, Eurostat, which estimates another 2% drop in EU farm incomes this year, compared to 2015, which was already a difficult year.
Copa & Cogeca Secretary General Pekka...