EDA welcomes the research paper by Prof. Dr Holger D. Thiele, Dipl. Ing. Erhard Richarts, Dr. Henrike Burchardi on ‘Economic Analysis of EU Dairy Sector Development beyond 2015: Trade, Exports and World Market Integration’ that was presented at the Dairy Conference 2013.Commenting on the report by Professor Thiele, Dr Joop Kleibeuker, Secretary General of the EDA said: “The report demonstrates that the key fact about the European dairy industry is that it now operates in a global context. This must be the starting point for any debate about the future of policy for the dairy industry at the conference on “The EU dairy sector: developing beyond 2015” organized by the EU Commission.
It is the world market that will provide the biggest opportunities for the industry. Demand in the EU is only growing very slowly, but world demand is moving ahead vigorously and sustaining higher prices. To share in the growth the EU needs to focus on maintaining and enhancing its competitiveness. That should be the focus of EU’s dairy policy in the future.
It is the world market that will provide the biggest opportunities for the industry. Demand in the EU is only growing very slowly, but world demand is moving ahead vigorously and sustaining higher prices. To share in the growth the EU needs to focus on maintaining and enhancing its competitiveness. That should be the focus of EU’s dairy policy in the future.
This is also made clear in an earlier report “Analysis of the Crisis Dairy Supply Management” by Michael Keane and Declan O Connor.
Price volatility is an issue, but it has to be seen against a background of rising prices and the existence of the safety net to deal with it along with a potential range of other private sector instruments that could be developed.
Source: Stackyard
