Garlic producers denounce the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic from China into the European Union

Published 2023년 3월 23일

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The National Garlic Table has discovered a fraudulent entry of refrigerated garlic from China into the European Union, leading to lower tariffs and pricing disadvantages for Spanish garlic producers. This fraudulent entry is labeled as 'frozen' garlic, but is actually maintained at lower temperatures. The deception has exacerbated a already challenging situation for Spanish garlic producers, who face a 20% reduction in planting areas due to drought and water access issues in regions like Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha, and a significant increase in production costs. The sector, which spans over 29,000 hectares and produces 286,694 tons of garlic annually in Spain, is seeking support from the Government of Castilla-La Mancha to mitigate these challenges.
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The reason for the irregularity is based on the fact that this supposed frozen garlic is really refrigerated garlic, which is transported at temperatures of -4ºC, when frozen garlic must go to -20ºC and must pay a higher tariff. The National Garlic Table has analyzed the planting area for the next season, which will drop by around 20%. The National Garlic Table has denounced the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic from China into the European Union. A situation that causes Chinese garlic to enter the EU at a lower price, thus limiting the sale of Spanish garlic at profitable prices for producers. This was announced this Tuesday by the members of the National Garlic Table during the celebration of its General Assembly in Las Pedroñeras, where they have made public the results of the report prepared by the organization on the alleged irregularities in imports of frozen garlic from of China in Europe. "The reason for the irregularity is based on the fact that this supposed ...
Source: Agronoticias

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