Lifting dairy intervention prices to deal with the weakness in the global dairy trade would be “counterproductive”, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has stated. Speaking in Brussels on Tuesday, Commissioner Hogan said that the European Commission already has a “toolkit” of measures in place to support dairy farmers through this difficult period.“Some voices claim that increasing intervention prices is the solution. In my view, this would be counterproductive. Indeed, in a situation where production quotas no longer exist, it is of paramount importance that farmers and economic operators follow market signals,” Commissioner Hogan said.