Exceptional support measures for poultry, pigs, eggs, and sheep and goat milk - Confederation of Portuguese Farmers

Ordinance No. 268/2020, of 18 November, establishes the regime for applying the exceptional and temporary measure within the scope of the RDP [provided for in Article 39-B of Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 17 December]. The planned support is applicable in the following sectors of agricultural production, with an overall budgetary allocation of 12.2 million euros, divided as follows: a) Poultry and egg sector: 7.1 million euros; b) Pigmeat sector: 2.9 million euros; c) Small ruminant milk sector: 2.2 million euros. Applications are made using the form available on the IFAP website. In view of the measures announced, the CAP criticizes the amount available that it considers “insufficient” and the exclusion of productions that were left out of this support, such as: mountain pig breeding females, the two Producer Organizations of Alentejo pigs, and pigs from Bísara race. As for the SIPACE (Information System for ...