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"The current proposal from the European Commission is intended to compensate beef and veal producers for the huge instability that the market has suffered in recent months as a result of the successive crises to have hit the sector. I understand the reasons behind this proposal and especially its timing, but I think it is quite inadequate, for the following reasons: first of all, I find it unacceptable that the special premium for male cattle should be reduced, if only temporarily. For the sake of reducing production, this measure would penalise Member States that are still net importers of meat, which is the case of my own country. Secondly, it is hard to understand the creation of the special system of intervention buying for meat from animals over thirty months old either from the point of view of consumer confidence or that of cost, given that, even in a few months, it will still be impossible to dispose of meat that is stockpiled now. It would be more sensible to buy these animals in order to destroy the meat. Thirdly, encouraging extensive production makes sense but this must be accompanied with a special premium entitlement for small farms, which will not benefit from these incentives because they cover too small an area. We are insisting once again on applying the ‘one size fits all’ approach, as if all farms had the same capacity to adapt and to survive. Finally, authorising organic farmers to use set-aside land for fodder – the subject of Mrs Auroi’s report – can only be seen as symbolic at a time when producers are facing increased feed costs for their livestock. Why are we not allowing farmers to use set-aside land for protein crops?"@en1
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