The UK will restore some markets in FMD eradication areas

Introduction: the market of cattle and pigs may recover before the market of sheep Transportation restrictions in areas other than foot-and-mouth disease will be eased The UK has been approved by the EU to subsidize private mutton stocks The UK is considering buying back the subsidy quota for sheep farmers The UK requires the EU to allow the export of pork and mutton to resume as soon as possible -- extend the autumn livestock purchase / disposal plan The UK Department of Agriculture said on Friday that it is possible to restore the livestock market in some non FMD areas this autumn for at least three months; the cattle and pig markets will be restored before the sheep market; and the transport restrictions in other areas will be released; and the EU will be asked to agree to resume the export of pork and mutton as soon as possible According to the UK's Department of agriculture, detailed discussions on measures to be implemented this autumn are expected to begin next month With regard to transportation, there may be some changes in September, with County-to-county replacing transportation measures in the common infected areas Counties are divided into three categories: infection area, risk area and potential immune area The Ministry of agriculture will also extend the purchase and processing plan The European Commission has adopted a proposal to indirectly fund sheep farmers by subsidizing the storage of mutton However, details of the proposal, such as the quantity of mutton, have not yet been specified As a long-term way of subsidizing sheep farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture said it was now studying the possibility of buying back farmers' subsidy quotas, but would have to wait for EU approval (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: