Press Release: Milk, fruit, vegetables: help farmers earn fair incomes and resist market shocks

The European Parliament's plenary approved on 7 July 2015 two non-binding resolutions, calling for the European Union to do more to help farmers to earn a fair return from the food supply chain, introduce better tools for dealing with market disturbances and help farmers to find new outlets for produce shut out of the Russian market.

The chamber also considered that member states should also help them join forces in producer organisations to boost their bargaining power.

The first resolution called for more action to develop the EU's dairy sector, following the end of milk quotas and the impact of the ban on dairy products put in place by Russia.

The second resolution called for more to be done to improve farmers' position in the supply food chain, so their incomes can also be improved. According to the text, tools should be created to boost competitiveness and tackle unfair trading practices.

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