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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8410

28 February 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Truffle producers call for emergency measures to slow down cut price imports from Asia

Brussels, 27/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - French, Italian and Spanish truffle producers, meeting within the European Tuber Group, call upon the European Commission to adopt emergency measures to curb imports of cheaper Asian truffles. In a press release on Wednesday, the European Tuber Group points out that high customs duties, justified by the need to "safeguard our production", would be a first response. According to representatives of the sector, however, the best solution would no doubt be...

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