Dairy farmers shouldn't expect miracles from EU

In response to the dairy farmers' demonstrations in Brussels EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel has promised help. But the German-language daily Der Nordschleswiger notes that limited funds are available: "The farmers, struggling with the drop in prices, shouldn't expect miracles from the EU as Fischer Boel has already said that the milk quota system which for years has done a hit-or-miss job of keeping the EU's 'milk lakes' from overflowing will be discontinued for good in 2015. … As consumers in a region with a traditionally large dairy sector we … also bear responsibility for securing fair prices for the dairy farmers - and not just always buying the cheapest product. The ruin of our local producers could come at a high price."

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