Til trods for de seneste ændringer på mælkemarkedet producerer både Portugal og EU mindre end deres kvoter, og det er grunden til, at man i stedet for at forhøje kvoterne bør afbalancere tilpasningerne mellem landene, eftersom 18 ud af 27 lande ikke producerer for fuld kapacitet.
Despite recent variations in the milk market, both Portugal and the EU produce less than their quotas, which is why, instead of increasing these, balancing adjustments should be made between countries as 18 out of the 27 are producing below capacity.