Brussels, 23/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Discussions with EU Cereals Management Committee have produced a unanimous agreement for different measures to take for helping farmers who have fallen victim to the floods. Therefore, German paying agencies will pay an advance of 50% of arable payments to farmers (budgetary cost about €516 million brought forward from the 2003 budget). The exceptional payment will be paid out between 1 September and 15 October instead of the normal period between 16...