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Consumer fears and poor sales have seen farmers turn to the EU for help (Photo: Notat)

EU states debate bird flu compensation for farmers

The European Commission has suggested that EU member states could help national poultry producers hit by plummeting prices amid a consumer bird flu scare, while not ruling out future support from Brussels.

"There are different ways for member states to help poultry producers," agriculture commissioner Mariann Fisher Boel said at a meeting with EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 February), according to press reports.

During the meeting, Italy and Greece repeated ea...

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Consumer fears and poor sales have seen farmers turn to the EU for help (Photo: Notat)

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