Miller calls for transitional arrangements for slaughter premiums

In order to avert a massive drop in beef prices and severe income losses for cattle producers at the end of the year, Agriculture Minister Josef Miller has called for a transitional arrangement for the slaughter premium and special premium for male cattle.

According to experts, the end of the premium scheme by the EU at the end of 2004 will lead to an increase in slaughtering and an oversupply on the meat market in December. In a letter to Federal Minister of Agriculture Renate Künast, he therefore asked the Federal Government to appeal to the EU Commission for an extension of the deadline until the end of February. Farmers could also receive premiums for cattle that reach slaughter maturity by then. According to Miller, this would be an incentive not to slaughter the animals prematurely. This would at least somewhat equalize the feared oversupply at the end of the year.

If Miller had read meat-n-more.info regularly, he would know that this is actually being discussed in Brussels and that Renate Künast has already signaled her approval. You can find what meat-n-more.info reported about this [here]

Source: Munich [ c3RtZWxmICYgVGhvbWFzIFByw7ZsbGVy ]