Góngora (COAG): "We have been in an information blackout for almost a year" about the tomato imports from Morocco and the Sahara.

The agrarian organization COAG has denounced the lack of transparency on the part of Brussels regarding the imports of tomatoes from Morocco and Western Sahara into the European Union. The head of the organization's fruit and vegetable sector, Andrés Góngora, explained on AGROPOPULAR -broadcast on February 7- that they have been experiencing an "information blackout regarding the tons and imports of tomatoes from Morocco and Western Sahara for almost a year." According to Góngora, the data has not been updated since May and "this practically covers the entire horticultural campaign of southeastern Spain. There are no data and the ones that appear do not correspond to reality." As an example, he explained that in the last quarter of the year, Morocco or the importers of Moroccan tomatoes normally bring in around 200,000-220,000 tons and this year only 30,000 tons appear. "And this has been acknowledged by the Commissioner for Agriculture in a recent meeting" they had with him. That ...