EU dairy and beef producers under pressure
Our fourth most read story was one about the outbreak of COVID-19 and how the subsequent measures implemented by EU governments to contain it had resulted in an abrupt closure of most of the continent’s food services and the subsequent negative impact on suppliers to these services from across the agricultural sector.
EU farmer representatives, Copa and Cogeca, said it has gathered data from its members showing the impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on the dairy, beef, sheep and goat sectors.