Concern over viability of EU livestock sector

The EU livestock industry has been forced into significant losses in the marketing year 2007/2008 with rising grain prices while meat and milk prices have not kept up. The poor 2007 harvest has been the key problem, but the inability to import feedstuffs from around the world due to GM-concerns also had a significant cost impact. By Emma Cardy-Brown, Cardy-Brown & Co Ltd, UK     New GM maize varieties have been approved and grown elsewhere in the world, but have not yet been appr