Spain: The new Animal Welfare Law would triple the price of meat

Inflation is leaving visible consequences in the daily lives of Spanish households. The increase in prices continues unstoppable in fuel, electricity and gas, making it difficult for families to make ends meet. But the biggest concern focuses on the shopping basket. Basic products such as oil, eggs, fish and dairy products have seen their costs increase without stopping. And everything indicates that the situation is going to get worse. This is what the employers of the meat sector warn, warning that the prices of this basic product in the Spanish diet can triple at once, and not only due to inflation, but mainly due to the application of the Animal Welfare Law of the European Union. "The socioeconomic impact that this bill is going to have is going to be enormous and no one has done any study or report to see how things can be done better," laments Pedro Barato, president of the Asaja agricultural association. Both he and representatives of other organizations highlight the ...