October 19, 2007

Netherlands fined excessive milk production

The European commission has fined the Netherlands by almost 9 million euros for producing too much milk in the 2006/07 season.

Dutch farmers broke their official milk quota by 0.3 percent with Italy getting the heaviest fine of 176 million euros for a 6 percent over-production.

The fines were introduced to reduce the European milk lakes, but there is now a worldwide shortage of milk, news agency ANP says.