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Farmers to get EU help strengthening negotiating position in food chain, commissioner says

By Lewis Crofts ( November 4, 2024, 19:40 GMT | Insight) -- Farmers and other agriculture-related businesses wanting to cooperate to increase their negotiating power against retailers will get more leeway under EU law, Christophe Hansen, the EU's commissioner-designate for agriculture, told lawmakers today. Producer organizations have benefitted from a novel exemption from competition laws, and Hansen said he'll take further steps to strengthen their position.Farmers and other agriculture-related businesses wanting to cooperate to increase their negotiating power against retailers will get more leeway under EU law, Christophe Hansen, the EU's commissioner-designate for agriculture, told lawmakers today....

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