Poland fined for exceeding milk quotas

The European Commission has imposed a fine worth €46.46 million on Poland for exceeding milk supply quotas, the EC said in a press release on Friday. In the calculation period spanning from April 2013 to March 2014, Poland exceeded its milk quota by 1.7 percent or by 166,941 metric tons, the EC said. The commission imposed a fine for exceeded milk delivery quotas on eight member states, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Austria, Ireland, Cyprus and Luxembourg, with fines totaling €409 million. The Netherlands also exceeded its sales quota. “Despite the overrun of the quotas in these Member States, total EU deliveries remained 4.6% below the total quota volumes, compared with 6.0% in 2012/13,” the press release said.