Agri-Business
No Irish-based companies have yet applied for the EU private storage scheme for pigmeat, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.
Pig/Poultry
The European Commission has confirmed details of a proposed private storage aid scheme for pigmeat which opens later this month
Agri Politics
The announcement of a "mini-support package" for the agri-food sector has been welcomed by ICOS - but lessons must be learned from 2015.
Beef
The European Commission is preparing to approve an Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme worth €45 million for beef and lamb produce.
Dairy
The European Commission could be set to approve an Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme of up to €30 million for dairy produce.
Co-ops have promised that "renewed pressure for market supports" will be placed on Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski in a meeting this week.
The European Commission has remained tight-lipped as to what market interventions can be expected for the agricultural sector.
The European Commission must immediately implement an Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme to protect the dairy sector, according to Carol Nolan.
Dairy Industry Ireland has criticised the lack of progress being made in terms of market supports for the dairy sector from the EU.
The EDA has ramped up calls to EU officials to support the opening of private storage aid schemes for dairy produce due to Covid-19.
Aids to Private Storage (APS) is one of the measures that will be considered by the European Commission in the event of "serious disruption".
ICOS has called on the European Commission to activate its Private Storage Aid measure for Irish dairy produce in the face of Covid-19.
Minister Creed has written to the European Commission to seek market supports, including Private Storage Aid for Irish dairy products.
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has put in a request to the European Commission to open up its Private Storage Aid (PSA) option for Irish dairy products.
Quantities of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention system have started to stabilise, the latest figures from the EU MMO show.
Member States offered 6,613t of SMP to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market Observatory (MMO) figures show.
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