Linked to cattle: Finland 721 euros, Greece 143, but we support production

There is a big difference in the linked to beef given by Finland (it also has linked to cow's milk) compared to the one declared by Greece. This shows that supporting cattle breeding is not a priority of the Greek government. The breeder and technical advisor of the Greek Federation of Greek Farmers' Markets, Thomas Moschos, tells AgroTypos that "for 2020, Finland, which has a population of 5.5 million, has 260,000 beef cows with a higher linked subsidy of 721 euros per animal. Greece with a population of 10 million, 221,000 beef cows higher linked subsidy of 143 euros per animal. Don't wonder then why we import 85% of our beef and why precision in basic goods will continue to gallop." As Mrs. Anna Moschou, a beef cattle breeder from Kastoria and treasurer of the Agricultural Cooperative of Cereal and Livestock Products, pointed out to AgroTypos, "Greece has essentially relegated the breed of beef calves for years. We produce the raw material for the fatteners and yet the ...