The Standing Committee on Business and Industry is considering a private member's bill from Geir Pollestad, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, and Bengt Fasteraune on compensation for vegetable growers affected by new EU cadmium limits. The committee majority asks the government to introduce a compensation scheme with at least 95 percent compensation for onion batches exceeding the new cadmium limits in the 2026 growing season, while the Labour Party and Conservative Party minority propose 70 percent compensation.
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The Storting calls on the government to introduce a compensation scheme for onion growers with at least 95 percent compensation for rejected onion batches exceeding the cadmium limits. The scheme shall apply to the 2026 growing season, be calculated using the Agricultural Board's producer price for the relevant onion variety in the week the rejected batch was packaged, have no per-producer cap, and operate independently of existing production loss insurance. The goal is to fully compensate growers if onion batches exceed the new cadmium limits.
The Storting calls on the government to present a temporary compensation scheme with 70 percent compensation for any onion harvests exceeding the new cadmium limits. (Proposal from the Labour Party and Conservative Party)