Butter mountain
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butter-mountain-183-1423533
title:
Butter mountain
text:
The butter mountain is a supply surplus of butter produced in the European Union because of government interventionism that began in the 1970s. The size of the surplus changed significantly over time and mostly disappeared by 2017, which led to shortages. Other surpluses were described as beef mountains, milk lakes, wine lakes and grain mountains. Excesses existed because the agricultural policies were designed to stabilise prices for farmers and consumers and to ensure that there was enough pro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Surplus of butter stockpiled in Europe
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_mountain
date created:
2012-04-09T07:15:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T19:06:37Z
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13
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