EU Commission reveals new measures to support agricultural sector

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The EU Commission presents the latest steps to support farmers’ roles in the agri-food supply chain and improve cross-border management against unjust trading techniques.

The European Commission today, on 10 Dec 2024, outlined targeted modifications to the existing rules outlined in the Regulation specifying a standard market community of agricultural products (CMO) and a recent Regulation on cross-border regulation against dishonest trading traditions. 

How will the EU strengthen farmers’ role in the supply chain?

According to the EU Commission, offered proposals seek to boost farmers’ role and mend the trust between players in the agri-food supply chain. The proposed regulations directly mirror several suggestions of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture and react to some of the numerous critical difficulties that the agricultural sector fronts. 

How will the EU strengthen farmers’ role in the supply chain?

As reported by the EU Commission, proposed targeted amendments particularly seek to intensify farmers’ part in the agri-food supply chain and to reach a more elevated degree of trust between players by improving controls for agreements between farmers and consumers, making reported agreements a general responsibility, and enhancing the method long-term agreements take into account market circumstances and changes of prices and economic circumstances.

Moreover, it aims to make the development of mediation instruments between farmers and their customers compulsory and strengthen producer communities and their organisations by enhancing their bargaining leverage, authorising Member nations to present them with more economic backing under CAP sectoral interventions, and facilitating the controls on their lawful recognition.

How will the EU enhance support for agricultural producer communities?

Furthermore, the proposed amendments aim to authorise the European Union to financially back producer alliances that would take personal ambitions to handle problems; determining when optional words like “fair,” “equitable,” and “short supply chains,” can be utilised to explain the association of the supply chain when selling products linked to agricultural. Similarly, the EU Commission also offers the latest regulations on cross-border management against the unjust trading courses in the agricultural and food supply chain restricted by the UTP Directive.