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EU pompte 740 miljoen euro in melkplas
1. The EU response
to the dairy market
disturbances
of 2014-2017
October 2019
Audit preview
Information on an upcoming audit
2. 2
Milk production is the EU’s top agricultural sector by value (€58 billion
in 2018), currently accounting for around 14 % of agricultural output.
Between 2014 and 2015, the price received by EU milk producers decreased
from around 40 cents per litre to around 30 cents.
Measures were taken to counteract disturbances in the dairy market. These
measures, which were known as the ‟safety net”, entail the public and
private purchase and storage of butter and skimmed milk powder, the aim
being to remove surpluses from the market.
The EU also adopted several exceptional measures to counteract the
disturbances that affected the dairy market in 2014-2017. The cost of these
measures to the EU budget was €740 million.
We are currently examining whether these exceptional measures were
properly designed and whether they had the intended effect. We are also
looking at whether the Commission and the Member States have taken
appropriate action to ensure that they are better prepared to deal with
future dairy market disturbances.
If you wish to contact the audit team, you may do so at the following email
address:
ECA-dairy-market-audit@eca.europa.eu
3. 3
Contents
Background 4
The EU legislative framework for the dairy sector 6
The EU response to the dairy market disturbances of 2014-2017 6
Funding 9
Roles and responsibilities 9
Focus of the audit 10
4. 4
Background
Milk is the EU’s top agricultural sector by value (€58 billion in 2018), currently accounting
for around 14 % of agricultural output1. Cows’ milk delivered to dairies in 2017 amounted
to 154.8 million tonnes, i.e. 91 % of total raw milk production in the EU (see Figure 1).
Figure 1 – Milk production, EU-28, 2017 (million tonnes)
Source: Adapted from Eurostat.
The main producers of cows’ milk are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Poland and Italy. In 2017, these Member States together accounted for
around 70 % of milk deliveries to dairies (see Figure 2).
Milk used on farms
11.5
Milk delivered
to dairies
158.6
Cows' milk
154.8
Milk produced
on farms
170.1
Cows' milk
164.8
Goats' milk
2.3
Ewes' milk
2.8
Buffalos' milk
0.3
5. 5
Figure 2 – Collection of cows’ milk by dairies, 2017
(% share of EU-28 total, tonnes)
Source: Eurostat.
Two-thirds (66.3 %) of all the milk processed by dairies is used to produce cheese and
butter. Drinking milk accounted for about one tenth (11.1 %) of all the milk processed by
dairies in 2017 (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 – What is the EU’s milk used for?
Source: Eurostat.
Germany
20.6 %
France
15.9 %
United Kingdom
9.8 %Netherlands
9.2 %
Poland
7.5 %
Italy
6.9 %
Ireland
4.8 %
Spain
4.5 %
Others
20.6 %
EU-28 total
154.8
million tonnes
6. 6
Until 2015, the EU operated a system of milk quotas, which sought to cap overall EU milk
production. This system was abolished on 1 April 2015 after a gradual increase in Member
States' quotas (the ‟soft landing”).
The EU legislative framework for the dairy sector
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 – CMO2 provides the legal basis for the instruments
available to stabilise agricultural markets and tackle potential market disturbances.
The following two instruments are known collectively as the ‟safety net” (see Box):
o public intervention for butter and skimmed milk powder (SMP) made from cows’
milk (Article 11);
o aid for private storage for butter, skimmed milk powder made from cows’ milk, and
PDO/PGI cheese (Article 17).
Box
The safety net is intended to stabilise the market for dairy products in
case of significant fluctuations
Raw milk is a highly perishable product that is not easy to store or transport. Market
support focuses on first-stage processing products, principally butter and SMP.
The intervention system – public and private storage – is meant to prevent dairy
prices from decreasing to unsustainable levels. The maximum quantities purchased
for public stocks are set by the Council (50 000 t butter and 109 000 t SMP on an
annual basis). Larger quantities can be bought under public intervention in crisis
times.
The Commission can also adopt delegated regulations so that it can take exceptional
measures to address market disturbances (Article 219).
The EU response to the dairy market disturbances of 2014-2017
Between 2014 and 2015, the price received by EU milk producers decreased from a peak
of around 40 cents per litre to around 30 cents (see Figure 4).
7. 7
Figure 4 – Change in EU raw milk prices
Source: Member States’ communications under Article 12(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 – Annex II.4(a).
Considering that “the milk sector is confronted with market disturbance due to
a worldwide supply‐demand imbalance, in which the prolongation until the end of 2017
of the Russian ban on the import of agricultural products and foodstuffs originating in the
Union plays a role”3
, the Commission took exceptional measures to supplement the safety
net. These measures also supported other livestock sectors.
The Commission adopted five regulations under the urgency procedure, in line with
Article 228 of the CMO Regulation:
o Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1263/2014 of 26 November 2014
providing for temporary exceptional aid to milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania;
o Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1370/2014 of 19 December 2014
providing for temporary exceptional aid to milk producers in Finland;
o Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1853 of 15 October 2015 providing
for temporary exceptional aid to farmers in the livestock sector;
o Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1612 of 8 September 2016 providing
aid for milk production reduction;
8. 8
o Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1613 of 8 September 2016 providing
for exceptional adjustment aid to milk producers and farmers in other livestock
sectors.
These exceptional measures are listed together with the safety net and other measures
in Table 1.
Table 1 – Measures adopted by the Commission to support the dairy and
other livestock sectors
Safety net Exceptional market measures Other measures
Prolongation of the intervention
period and increase up to
350 000 tonnes of the SMP
ceiling determining the
quantities that can be bought at
a fixed price (169.8 EUR/100 kg).
Private storage aid scheme for
cheese.
Establishment of a task force
on agricultural markets.
Private storage-aided scheme for
SMP and butter.
38 million EUR of exceptional
aid to Baltic countries and
Finland, particularly affected by
the Russian import ban, also
with the possibility of national
top-up (2014).
Temporary increase in state
aid.
Enhanced private storage-aided
scheme for SMP (higher support
rate with longer storage period –
365 days).
420 million EUR of targeted aid
for the livestock sector, with the
option of a 100 % top-up using
national funds.
Increased rates of advanced
payments under the direct
payment scheme.
Possibility of voluntary
agreements between farmers to
limit milk supply for a 6 month
period, starting from
13 April 2016 and extended
until 13 April 2017 (based on
Article 222 of the Common
Market Organisation).
Increased funds for food
promotion programme.
150 million EUR aid for a cut in
milk production (2016).
Bringing the Milk Package
report forward from 2018
to 2016
350 million EUR support
package for the livestock sector
targeted to activities of market
stabilisation and economic
sustainability, with the option
of a 100 % top-up using national
funds (2016).
Milk for Syrian school
children.
Source: European Commission, EU Agricultural Market Briefs No 11/March 2017 – Managing risk in the
dairy sector: how future markets could help.
9. 9
Funding
The EU budget for the safety net was €45.3 million for the 2015-2017 period.
The EU also budgeted around €960 million for exceptional measures in the livestock
sectors for 2015, 2016 and 20174, of which €737.3 million5 was for the milk sector
(Table 2). Member States could also top up this support with contributions from their
national budgets.
Table 2 – Budgets allocated to the exceptional measures specifically for
milk producers
Regulation Sectors targeted
EU budget
for milk producers
Limit
to additional
national support
No 1263/2014
Milk producers in Baltic
States
€28.6 million 100 %
No 1370/2014 Milk producers in Finland €10.7 million 100 %
No 2015/1853
Farmers in the livestock
sectors:
- beef and veal;
- milk and milk products;
- pig meat; and
- sheep meat and goat
meat.
€308.3 million 100 %
No 2016/1612 Milk producers in the EU-28 €108.7 million NA
No 2016/1613
Livestock sectors (similar to
Regulation No 2015/1853,
including the milk sector)
€281.1million 100 %
Total EU - €737.3 million -
Source: ECA analysis, based on EC Regulations and Commission data.
Roles and responsibilities
The European Commission
The Commission monitors changes in the dairy market, and is empowered to take action
to prevent or react to significant market disturbances. The Directorate-General for
Agriculture and Rural Development was therefore responsible for establishing the
regulatory framework for exceptional measures in the milk sector, and for supervising
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the implementation of those measures, notably on the basis of the reports submitted by
the Member States.
Member States
Under the concept of shared management, Member States were responsible, in
cooperation with the Commission and under its supervision, for adopting and
implementing their own measures within the proposed framework. The aim was to
target those producers most affected by disturbances, and to provide aid as swiftly as
possible. Under Article 8(a) CMO, the Member States are also responsible for buying
and storing milk products (public intervention).
Focus of the audit
We are currently examining whether these exceptional measures were properly
designed and whether they had the intended effect. We are also looking at whether the
Commission and the Member States have taken appropriate action to ensure that they
are better prepared to deal with future milk market disturbances.
We are collecting audit evidence by analysing EU policy and Member States’
documentation and data, and by carrying out a survey. We are conducting interviews
with Commission representatives, and are visiting four Member States (France, Italy,
Ireland and Finland).
In the course of our audit, we are analysing the key issues that were identified during
the preparatory phase. As these issues were identified before the audit actually started,
they should not be regarded as audit observations, conclusions or recommendations.
11. 11
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programmes or management topics related to specific budgetary areas.
Audit previews provide information about an ongoing audit task. They are
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intended as a source of information for those interested in the policy and/or
programme being audited.
If you wish to contact the team in charge of this audit, please do so through
the following e-mail address:
ECA-dairy-market-audit@eca.europa.eu