20/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 19 December Poland was “of the opinion that it is necessary to launch urgently private storage aid and to introduce export refunds to pig meat”. Poland's 600,000 pig meat producers are in crisis. They are unable to find outlets for their produce (largely because of the restrictions imposed by Russia, see related article) and this has led to a substantial fall in prices (12% below the Community guide price). The...