The European Commission has announced EUR165m (US$208m) in new emergency measures to support fruit and veg growers affected by the ban on exports to Russia.
The latest initiative follows a suspension of the previous EUR125m fund earlier this month, after Brussels said “provisional applications showed that the full budget allocation had already been claimed”.
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The Commission said the new scheme, which now includes oranges, mandarins and clementines, would be “better targeted”, and include an annex outlining eligible volumes in individual member states. These volumes are based on export volumes for this period in the last three years with amounts deducted to take account of volumes already claimed under the first scheme.
“This programme will be more targeted than the initial scheme, although there is still some flexibility within the four product groups. These market support measures will provide short-term relief,” said EU agricultural commissioner Dacian Ciolos.
