Coronavirus: call for extension of private storage aid to the poultry sector
As the current crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic hits the fat palmipeds sector hard, Euro Foie Gras calls on the European Commission to use a derogation to allow private storage aid for the poultry sector. Euro Foie Gras invites also consumers to support the sector by purchasing the various proposition of products: foies gras, magrets, confits… which will bring comfort and diversity during the quarantine.
In order to alleviate the losses for the various actors in the foie gras sector as well as food waste, we call on the European Commission to extend private storage aid to the poultry sector. “Faced with an unprecedented situation, I urge the European Commission to take exceptional measures,” said Christophe Barrailh, President of Euro Foie Gras. Poultry is currently not among the sectors that can benefit from private storage aid under the provisions of the EU Regulation 1308/2013. Euro Foie Gras is therefore asking the European Commission to use a derogation that would allow this crisis management tool to be opened up to poultry.