date:Jun 26, 2013
o encourage farmers and processors to expand output and concentrate capacity in certain regions and plants.
The overhaul of EU dairy rules is controversial in France, the bloc's top farm economy and home to many small-scale producers. The country has been seeking measures to help livestock farmers as part of a wider reform of EU farm policy that could be finalised on Wednesday.
Sodiaal also plans to close three plants in France operated by its milk brand Candia to boost profitability in a segm