EU: Fines for exceeding milk quotas drop in 2009/10

By: just-food.com | 29 October 2010

EU member states that exceeded their annual milk quotas will pay a total of EUR19m (US$26.4m) in fines - down sharply from EUR99m run up a year earlier.

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EU member states that exceeded their annual milk quotas will pay a total of EUR19m (US$26.4m) in fines - down sharply from EUR99m run up a year earlier.

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