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Appeal for feed companies after missing out on compensation
Livestock feed companies FransenGerrits and P. Bos Veevoeders are appealing after losing a lawsuit against the state. In this they challenge the negative consequences that the stopper scheme in pig farming has for them.
Due to the shrinking pig numbers, as a result of the Subsidy Scheme for Restructuring Pig Farms (Srv), in which a total of 580.593 pig units have been removed from the market, both companies are losing feed sales. The judge's opinion is that both companies do not have enough demonstrated to what extent they are affected by the above-mentioned regulation. This means that it is classified as an occupational risk.
According to Huub Fransen, director at, this is the court's motivation FrenchGerrits, not justified in this case. This is because suppliers and buyers are just as entitled to compensation as retiring pig farmers. In the appeal, both companies will therefore submit a detailed calculation to what extent they are affected by the shrinkage. FranssenGerrits previously reported that this amounted to 10% of sales. This is equivalent to 50.000 tons of feed, which equates to €20 million in lost turnover.
Despite the judge's ruling, Fransen remains combative, he indicates. All the more so because the case also sets a precedent for future stopper regulations in livestock farming, regarding nitrogen, for example.
Wouter Job
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