Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Fear of increasing contributions to the animal disease fund

Schwerin (dpa / mv) - The poultry farmers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania fear increasing contributions to the animal disease fund. Due to the tight budget situation, the EU Commission is planning to cut subsidies for animal disease outbreaks from 50 to 30 percent in the future, said Marion Dorn, chairwoman of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian poultry industry association, on Thursday. This would increase premiums. "The EU has to change this, otherwise it will bring us poultry farmers to our knees." According to an estimate by the farmers' association, around 7.5 million chickens and 600,000 turkeys are currently being fattened in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. According to the information, there are also around 3.2 million laying hens.