The CGC demands firmness from Spain and the EU to prevent the damage caused by France to the citrus campaign from being irreparable

The crisis unleashed by French farmers and its extension in recent days to Belgium and even Portugal, is entering its most critical phase, with the European summit being held today in Brussels amid riots. The situation generated after a week of blockades and two weeks of protests in the neighboring country, threatens to cause "irreparable damage" to the progress of the Spanish citrus campaign in just a few days. The only short-term solution is to open a safe corridor to guarantee the transit of Spanish perishable products to their destinations. This is what the president of the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) - the national association that represents private operators and whose associates channel around 70% of the fresh citrus trade, which is the most affected crop - says. insists to the Spanish and European executive that "this is not the time for more condemnations, it is time to go beyond words and be firm, to be forceful both to resolve this long episode of chaos and to ...