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23 April 2015

EU Ends Milk Quotas

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On March 31, 2015, the EU milk quota regime came to an end. Milk quotas were introduced to address the structural oversupply on the EU market of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
European Union Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

On March 31, 2015, the EU milk quota regime came to an end. Milk quotas were introduced to address the structural oversupply on the EU market of the late 1970s and early 1980s. EU dairy farmers were guaranteed a price for their milk (considerably higher than on world markets) regardless of market demand.

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