08 Apr 2020 --- The outbreak and spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent measures implemented by governments to contain it have resulted in the abrupt closure of the majority of the continent’s food services. This, in turn, is having a devastating impact on a multitude of sectors hit hard by the sudden and steep decline in demand. And now, Europe’s dairy and livestock sectors have spoken out about “deteriorating” market conditions. Producers and their cooperatives are demanding urgent action from the European Commission including calls for extraordinary measures to mitigate the crisis emerging within the agri-food industry.