Gap between EU old and new stats in dairy sector narrowing

The recently published EU dairy farm report of 2013 shows that the gap between EU-15 (“old” Member States) and EU-N10 (“new” Member States) seems to be gradually narrowing, both in terms of gross margins and farmers’ income. The report shows that the last five years have been characterised by wide variations in milk producers’ margins from one year to the next. Based on data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), the report provides information on the