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| 01 jun 2012 |
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COPA-COGECA celebrates international milk day and toats milk at tha white house
Celebrating International Milk Day, Copa-Cogeca drank to the nutritious benefits of milk at the White House in Washington.
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Copa President Gerd Sonnleitner met with high-level US dairy representatives, discussing way to ensure a competitive dynamic dairy market to meet future challenges of growing demand and to make use of the increasing opportunities on the world market.
Speaking outside the White House in Washington, Copa President Gerd Sonnleitner said “Milk is highly nutritious and a vital part of consumers diet. One cup of milk contains 28% of a consumers daily dose of calcium. Milk is also an important source of Vitamin D and it is high in tryptophan, which is an essential amino acid that can help you sleep better. Dairy production also helps maintain employment in EU rural areas and safeguards the countryside, keeping grassland in good condition. But in order to meet growing world demand, especially in emerging economies, it is vital to have a dynamic, competitive, innovative sector with more research and innovation to boost productivity and with higher levels of investment”.
Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen went on to say “A strong and efficient agricultural policy in the future is consequently vital, to protect farmers against extreme market volatility and to guarantee sustainable, competitive dairy production, contributing to a healthy diet for consumers”.
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