The European Commission should speed up the pace of short-term measures to help farmers overcome the fertiliser crisis, said the heads of the EU’s agricultural co-operatives and organisations (Copa-Cogeca) on the sidelines of a farm visit to Belgium on Monday 28 November to raise awareness of the problems faced by farmers.
The price of fertiliser has tripled (to over €600/tonne), while cereal prices have risen slightly, explained Copa-Cogeca representatives and the owners of a farm near...