AJAP calls for the review of the strategy for cereals in Portugal

Published 2024년 7월 2일

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The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP) is calling on the Government to review its strategy for cereal farming, warning that without a realistic and feasible strategy, farmers will continue to abandon the industry, leading to a decrease in production areas and self-supply of cereals. Cereals make up 3.5% of Portugal's agricultural production, with corn being the largest component. The Alentejo region is the main producer of hard and soft wheat, oats, and barley. AJAP is concerned about the potential for estimated prices for wheat and barley to be lower than before the Ukraine-Russia war, which could lead to a devastating scenario for producers with the increase in production costs. The association also urges Europe to support Ukraine but not to do so at the expense of the already weak situation of European cereal farmers.

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The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP) called on the Government for the need to review the strategy for cereals in Portugal, stressing that “there should be a strategic effort from this Government”. According to the press release sent to newsrooms, the strategy for cereals in Portugal “must be reviewed, be realistic and feasible, otherwise farmers will continue to abandon their cultivation”. Further arguing that, otherwise, this will lead to an accentuated “decrease in production areas, and obviously that the percentage for self-supply of cereals in Portugal, adjusted to duly structured numbers and based on policy measures agreed between the main political forces ”. For AJAP, “it is essential to act in this campaign, with additional support due to the prices paid to the producer, and in the medium and long term, to redefine the strategy for cereal cultivation in Portugal”. According to the Association, cereals in Portugal are equivalent to 3.5% of national ...

Source: PTvidarural