UE – No additional support measures for pigmeat sector

The Council has taken note of the request made by the Belgian delegation supported by several delegations regarding the situation on the pig meat market. The Belgian delegation drew the Council’s attention and the Commission to the difficult situation on the pig meat market and called upon the Commission to urgently introduce support for private storage and the temporary introduction of export refunds for fresh and frozen pig meat. The United-Kingdom and the Netherlands opposed to any additional support measures. The Commission representative stated that its services were closely monitoring the market and that additional support measures were not judged relevant at this stage.