On 28 October 2009 the European Commission published a report on the food supply chain in the EU and how to make it more efficient, to the benefit of consumers, farmers, food processors and distributors alike.
The report was prompted in part by concerns that since mid-2007, agricultural commodity prices surged and then fell back again but consumer food prices lagged behind, only starting to decline in May 2009, raising concerns that consumers are not getting a fair deal. This report also follows on from the European Commission's December 2008 interim report on "Food prices in Europe".
Overall, the Commission found significant tensions in contractual relations between different parties in the food supply chain, stemming from their different positions as well as differences in bargaining power....
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