In recent weeks, Europe has been buzzing with discussions about new agricultural policies. s. // consumerFoodPrices europeanAgriculturalPolicies impactOnFarmers #FarmToFork #FarmersProtest #EuropeanFarmers #FarmersSolidarity #BrusselsFarmersProtest #FairFoodChain.

Special Report 84: Competition in the Food Supply Chain - Monopolkommission Monopolkommission

“The gap between producer and consumer prices is widening”. “Average profit margins of retailers and manufacturers have been rising for over ten years.”
Key findings (warnings?) from a report published yesterday by the 🇩🇪 Monopoly Commission.
#FairFoodChain
www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...

... and there are more consultations to come soon, such as on:
➡️a food & feed safety legislation "simplification" omnibus —🚨Deregulation alert!
➡️Unfair Trading Practices (#UTP) — a great opportunity to call for a #FairFoodChain!

Interesting to see that according to @ipsosgroup.bsky.social’s survey (commissioned by pesticides lobby Croplife), farmers’ key concerns are *prices*, followed by admin burdens - but NOT environmental regulations. Even more than “simplification”, what they want is a #FairFoodChain.

Denmark's Arla plans dairy tie-up with Germany's DMK Denmark's Arla Foods plans to merge with smaller German rival DMK Group to form Europe's biggest dairy cooperative owned by more than 12,000 farmers, the two companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Are we set for more concentration in the dairy market? The merger between Denmark's Arla and Germany's DMK would create a European dairy giant, raising concerns about the impact on smaller producers and the need to ensure fair prices for farmers.
#FairFoodChain
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

Ahead of Monday's exchange of views between AGRI lawmakers and @christophehansen.bsky.social on the Commission's proposed targeted amendments to the #CMO Regulation, here's @beuc.bsky.social's take on the proposal and what's needed for a #FairFoodChain 👀👇
www.beuc.eu/sites/defaul...

Consumers count on you to follow up on the #StrategicDialogue's advice regarding:
✅ Better protecting children against unhealthy food marketing
✅ Ensuring a #FairFoodChain for farmers and consumers
✅ Improving food labelling
✅ Beefing up #AnimalWelfare laws

Grüne Woche: vzbv fordert mehr Verbraucherschutz im Supermarkt Statement von Michaela Schröder, Geschäftsbereichsleiterin Verbraucherpolitik im vzbv

As the Green Week (#GrüneWoche) is kicking off, @beuc.bsky.social member vzbv is calling on the German government to set up an observatory on food prices and costs. A transparent and #FairFoodChain is in the interest of consumers and farmers alike.
www.vzbv.de/pressemittei...

For my first post on bluesky, happy to share an image of the start of the work at SCA yesterday with one colegislator on amending the CMO and reinforcing cross border enforcement of UTPs #fairfoodchain

📣 Consumer group @beuc.bsky.social has set out its priorities for the new @ec.europa.eu Agriculture & Food Commissioner for the new term 👇
1️⃣ Make healthy sustainable diets easy and afforable
2️⃣ #FairFoodChain
3️⃣ Present the #AnimalWelfare proposals
www.beuc.eu/sites/defaul...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the new College of Commissioners and its programme The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered a speech at the European Parliament Plenary on the new College of Commissioners and its programme.

In her speech on the new College, @ec.europa.eu President rightly said Europeans should “be able to afford to buy food” and at the same time that “farmers [should] have a fair and sufficient income.”
For this we need a #FairFoodChain that works for farmers and consumers.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Le rapporteur général de l'Autorité de la concurrence indique qu’une opération de visite et saisie inopinée a été réalisée dans le secteur des intrants agricoles. Le rapporteur général de l'Autorité de la concurrence indique qu’une opération de visite et saisie inopinée a été réalisée dans le secteur des intrants agricoles.

Interesting 🤓 (and to be followed…).
Companies in the agricultural inputs sector in 🇫🇷 received surprise visits yesterday on suspicion of engaging in anticompetitive conduct, the competition authorities said today.
#FairFoodChain
www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiqu...

UK environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce Steve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain

Looks like the UK and the EU are having very similar debates on price formation and distribution across the food value chain …
#FairFoodChain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...