16 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2016/2034(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas sustainable farming as a source of high-quality food can only be ensured if farmers receive adequate farm- gate prices which cover all the costs of sustainable production;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas price volatility creates a climate of uncertainty, and puts a brake on investment, in farming which discourages modernisation, innovation, new entrants and generational renewal, putting the future of farming at risk;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas greater market transparency may limit price volatilitand access to information in a timely manner may improve producers' ability to react to market volatility and plan accordingly;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes the lack of responsive or effective tools available to farmers to develop solutions to manage their margins;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the role and actions of the banking sector have an acute impact on producers and that the increasing levels of farm debt add additional burdens to the sector in times of volatility;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. highlights that farms can only afford to innovate if capital costs are low and there is a degree of liquidity available;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to work closely with national authorities and farming groups to increase awareness and understanding of the risk management tools available within Pillar II of the 2014-2020 CAP;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Notes that the potential offered by longer-term integrated supply chain contracts, forwards contracts, fixed- margin contracts, and the opportunity to 'lock in' a milk price reflective of production costs for a set period of time could offer producers a tool to manage the impact of volatility on their margins; believes that the option to make use of new instruments in contractual relations should be available and that contract mediation tools must also be made available;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the tools for risk management, particularly the various types of insurance and mutual funds, be developed;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that the Agricultural Markets Task Force is mandated with considering options and models in relation to risk instruments and use of the futures markets to hedge price risks, options for arranging contractual relations within the chain and legal possibilities for organising farmers' collective actions;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the CAP must seek to put farmers at the heart of strategies for coping withmanaging volatility, supporting the decisions they take in an anticipatory approach to managing and covering the associated risksmargins and volatility;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Notes that risk management tools and initiatives should be voluntary and fair;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission to move more quickly to increase transparency and improve the flow of real time market information and signals by making the Milk Market Observatory more robust;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Sees it as part of the Union’'s role to facilitate transparency in the European market and provide access to data and information in a clear and timely manner;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Underlines the importance of Member States providing the relevant information to the MMO and new EU agricultural price observatories and the importance of publishing the monthly data received in a timely manner for the benefit of all stakeholders;
Amendment 388 #
25 b. Recommends that the Commission learns the lessons from the establishment and operation of the Milk Market Observatory as it establishes the Meat Market Observatory;