Spain: ASAJA regrets that the Ministry of Agriculture continues to promote the import of Egyptian potatoes

Published 2024년 12월 18일

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The agricultural organization, ASAJA, in Alicante expresses concern over the Port Authority's plan to import potatoes from Egypt through the Port of Alicante, citing potential negative impacts on the local agricultural sector, especially in the Vega Baja region. They argue that this move fosters unfair competition and goes against the principle of community preference within the EU. ASAJA also highlights the risks associated with importing potatoes from a country that may not meet the same phytosanitary standards, questioning the necessity of such imports given the local production schedule. The organization emphasizes the challenges faced by the local agricultural sector, including water shortage, and stresses the importance of supporting local agriculture to ensure internal solidarity and sustainability.

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After learning that the Port Authority is processing an authorisation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the import of potatoes from Egypt through the Port of Alicante, ASAJA expresses its indignation and will immediately request an urgent meeting with this body so that it can reconsider the serious consequences that this may have on the agricultural sector in Alicante, mainly in the Vega Baja region, in Elche and Alto Vinalopó. The agricultural organisation denounces that this initiative goes against the principle of community preference (that goods produced in any EU Member State will have preference over those coming from third countries) and favours unfair competition, precisely two of the major problems that hinder the profitability of the Spanish countryside. The president of ASAJA Alicante, José Vicente Andreu, clarifies that the potato is a crop with deep roots in the province, and that it has two seasons that include the early potato, mainly of the ...

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