Nowhere is the lower farm income issue being more contentiously discussed than in Europe. Politicians are expressing outrage over the spread between farm gate prices and those paid in supermarket, and there is a range of proposals to remedy the alleged insult.
Europe Falls Hard Like other governments, the EU is trying to respond to farmer angst over low commodity prices, including by lowering the threshold that triggers income stabilization subsidies. Still, nowhere is the lower farm income issue being more contentiously discussed than in Europe. Belittling the value being added by others along the value chain, politicians are expressing outrage over the spread between farm gate prices and those paid in supermarkets. Proposals t...
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