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22/06/2016
Minister Hosts Meeting To Discuss Irish Dairy Sector
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has hosted his first meeting of the new Dairy Forum, alongside key stakeholders of the Irish dairy sector.
The forum met to discuss ongoing challenges in the sector with an emphasis on current market developments and the response currently under consideration at EU level.
Commenting on the meeting the Minister said: "As one of the proposers of the establishment of this Forum in 2015, I was pleased to host today's meeting to discuss the issues of current concern to all stakeholders. I am currently engaging intensively with Commissioner Hogan and Agriculture Ministers from other EU member States on the potential for further response to current market difficulties and today's Forum was a key part helping to inform the Irish position in these discussions. The recent agreement of the Commissioner to raise the available volumes for intervention of SMP in response to my request is a concrete example of meaningful market support tools being deployed in response to this volatility."
(MH/CD)
The forum met to discuss ongoing challenges in the sector with an emphasis on current market developments and the response currently under consideration at EU level.
Commenting on the meeting the Minister said: "As one of the proposers of the establishment of this Forum in 2015, I was pleased to host today's meeting to discuss the issues of current concern to all stakeholders. I am currently engaging intensively with Commissioner Hogan and Agriculture Ministers from other EU member States on the potential for further response to current market difficulties and today's Forum was a key part helping to inform the Irish position in these discussions. The recent agreement of the Commissioner to raise the available volumes for intervention of SMP in response to my request is a concrete example of meaningful market support tools being deployed in response to this volatility."
(MH/CD)
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