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"en.20120214.19.2-365-000"2
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"The milk crisis of 2008–2009, which brought producers to the brink of poverty, must not be allowed to repeat itself. Based on the data of the Hungarian Dairy Products Council, two years ago milk that was sold in Hungarian shops at HUF 109 a carton had been bought up at HUF 9 per litre. The report also addresses the issue of preventing producer organisations from obtaining monopoly positions both at national and European level. Fixing buying-in prices for half-year periods will help eliminate the price fluctuations afflicting producers. This is a vital step to take before the 2015 abolition of the milk quota system. I find it unfortunate that the Commission and Council did not consent to making contractual relations mandatory. Despite the fact that Hungary boasts 1 million hectares of pastureland its milk sector still lacks competitiveness due to the climate conditions of the Carpathian Basin. Due to the prevailing rainfall patterns, milk can be produced far more cost-effectively in Poland, Slovakia or Germany, and the regulation of contractual relations would therefore be essential for Hungarian producers. High feed prices and the increased taxes, labour costs and contributions that are a result of the measures introduced by the
Government make it impossible to make an honest living at current commercial ‘delivery price levels’. The Hungarian people should once again be convinced of the necessity of standing united. Cooperative societies are not the devil’s work; they have a decades-long history in several Western European countries. They are a means for producers to protect their interests in relation to the processing industry and supermarkets. I am hopeful that the Hungarian Government will undertake voluntarily the commitments required by EU law."@en1
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