EU ministers reject crisis aid for dairy farmers despite price collapse
Agriculture ministers have blocked a proposal to support struggling dairy farmers. The decision came after Lower Saxony pushed for EU crisis measures to stabilise raw milk prices. Minister Miriam Staudte called the rejection a 'devastating blow' to producers already facing financial strain.
Lower Saxony, backed by farming associations, had urged the activation of EU crisis tools. Their plan included subsidising private storage of raw milk and temporarily cutting production in oversupplied regions. Stricter milk quotas were also proposed to halt the price decline seen since 2014.
Ministers from CDU- and SPD-led states recognised the sector's difficulties but ruled out financial aid. Staudte accused them of making an 'ideological calculation' rather than addressing the crisis. The rejection leaves farmers without the emergency support they had sought.
The decision means no immediate relief for dairy producers battling low prices. Without subsidies or production limits, the sector must now rely on market forces to recover. Lower Saxony's proposals remain off the table for now.
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