date:Aug 19, 2014
, Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen said in a statement.
The Commission's plan is to support prices by reducing some of the surplus in the market. Producers will receive funding to compensate for fruit and vegetables either withdrawn from the market and distributed for free or not harvested.
Already a week ago, the Commission announced it would provide financial support for peach and nectarine growers.
The farmers' situation will be assessed further at a meeting of agriculture exper