The European system of production quotas for sugar ended on 30 September. After milk quotas were abolished in 2015, sugar was the last sector with a production management system. The Commission has given assurances that everything possible has been done to ensure a soft landing.
After 50 years, European quotas for sugar production were abolished on 30 September. They were first put in place in 1968 before being several times reformed, in 1974, 1981, 1999, 2001 and, finally, in 2006. Their...