EU market prices a hot topic in Brussels

Today, Monday, the EU agriculture ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the situation on the EU agricultural markets. The prices for grain, milk and beef have risen, whereby the high energy and fertilizer costs for farmers will be in the foreground in the debate, reports aiz.info. The EU member states are concerned about the persistently weak pork prices. Lithuania, together with numerous other EU member states, is calling for an aid package from the EU budget, as it did in the milk crisis in 2016. According to aiz.info, Germany recommends further, close observation of the situation of pork producers. In order to counter the economic difficulties, Germany is relying on national corona aid and welcomes the fact that the EU Commission has extended additional financial leeway for national aid in the EU agricultural sector. Furthermore, the ministers will define a position on the EU Commission's forest strategy. The EU member states emphasize that the forest must ...