– 08/18/14, 16:44
© anp. The European fruit and vegetable growers can count on compensation from the European Commission.
The European Commission shoots of fruit and vegetables to help 125 million. Growers and farmers who are adversely affected by the Russian ban on imports of their products through their trade association to appeal to the money.
The measure takes effect immediately and is valid until at least late November. If it turns out that it is not sufficient, additional measures possible, said European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos.
The Russian import ban – a reaction to the EU sanctions because of the crisis in Ukraine – remain horticulturalists with unsaleable stocks of fruits and vegetables are, while market prices have fallen. European aid should help the market to adapt to the new situation. Located at
The money is to ensure that a wide range of horticultural products from the market is removed or is no longer harvested to prevent prices still fall further. These include for tomatoes, apples and pears, carrots, grapes and cucumbers.
The 125 million is to be distributed among the various countries and producers is not yet known. Friday will gather experts from the Member States and the beginning of September there is an extra meeting of EU agriculture ministers. They can submit proposals from now in Brussels
Dijksma:. Appropriate step
Minister Sharon Dijksma of Economic Affairs is pleased with the decision. “This is the right step for now, where the Netherlands in Europe advocated. The situation for fruit and vegetable producers is in our country’s most urgent. So it is important that immediate action is taken to market.”
Together with the Dutch national support package can be horticulturists as helped through a difficult period, says Dijksma. “So jobs can be maintained and the export engine can continue to run.”
Our columnist Patrick van Schie recently argued in Trouw precisely against financial compensation for the affected farmers. “The damage consists largely of the lack of expected revenue. This is extremely unfortunate for the businesses it affects, but it is also part of the risk of doing business,” he wrote in his opinion piece.
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