Brussels, 10/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - During the final press conference of the informal Council of Farm Ministers meeting held in Ostersund, Sweden, Commissioner Franz Fischler stressed the link between the quality of foodstuffs and farm policy. He made an initial assessment of the 1999 reform, stating that farmers reacted to market signals. The amount of farm aid was adapted to the cost structures of holdings; there was a reduction of aid by 20% and funds were released for rural...