The end of sugar quotas on 30 September 2017 has been “carefully prepared”, stated European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, responding to a written question from MEP Claude Rolin (EPP, Belgium) at the end of January.
Between 2006 and 2010 the sector “was thoroughly restructured” and €5.4 billion was spent to create a “future-proof” sugar sector, the commissioner said. “About 80 beet sugar companies out of 180 companies existing before the reform were closed”, he...