The European Commission has redoubled attempts to slash EU sugar production with the promise of more aid – but only for producers quitting the sector.
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EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has proposed to boost the amount of aid given to sugar producers to slash annual production by another 3.8m tonnes.
“We need to reduce our sugar output dramatically to give the sector a sustainable future,” Fischer Boel said.
However, the EU Council of Ministers has sat on Brussels’ fresh sugar proposals, and told its agriculture committee to conduct a “thorough examination” of the plans, probably in the autumn.
In 2005, the EU slashed price-linked production aid for sugar producers, sweetening this with direct payments. This compensation was limited, in order to persuade producers to abandon the product, but the deal proved too sweet. Over-production has continued.
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