Brussels, 15/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - At the end of the meeting of COPA's Praesidium, in which Commissioner Franz Fischler took part, the professional farming organisations COPA and COGECA addressed a letter to the new President of the "Agriculture" Council, Margareta Winberg, on the BSE crisis and its consequences for farmers. COPA and COGECA observe that: in many Member States, beef consumption has fallen sharply, business activity in steep decline, prices are in free fall and large EU...