EU milk quotas are to be increased by means of a total of 3.

EU milk quotas are to be increased by means of a total of 3.5% (for most numerous member states) over the period from 2004 to 2008 beneath the European Commission's new detailed plans for CAP reform, which were unveiled onward Wednesday.

This has surprised the industry, which had been working upon the basis of leaked information that the Commission would present a 2% quota increase.

However, analysis of the draft legal subjects for the mid-term review (MTR) submitted by means of the Commission this week reveals that the sum of two units quota increases of 1% each in 2007 and 2008 are intended to be in