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"Mr President, the current dive in milk prices has not materialised out of thin air. In fact there have been clear warning signs for some time, offering plenty of time for political action to prevent this.
The dramatic decline in milk prices in recent weeks and the simultaneous rise in production costs – as we know feed, fertiliser and diesel prices have all increased – have pushed milk producers to the verge of ruin. Thus, many dairy farmers really are fighting for survival.
In addition, demand for dairy products is declining because consumers in many southern European countries can no longer afford milk and dairy produce in the quantities purchased prior to the euro crisis.
Thus, common agricultural policy reform is hugely important, particularly in the context of the current crisis in the dairy industry, because a massive decline in farming could indeed undermine the self-sufficiency of the EU Member States. Clearly, those worst hit by this are those in disadvantaged areas, such as the outermost regions, but also farmers in mountainous regions like we have in Austria, on whose behalf the EU must finally take action."@en1
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