Greece: Argolis asks for 31 cents per kilo subsidy for oranges and prepares a package for Egypt

Published 2024년 5월 15일

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A meeting was held by Greek Agricultural Cooperatives and Members of Parliament of Argolis to address the challenges faced by orange producers, such as low yields, due to mass imports of oranges from Egypt and other non-EU countries. The meeting concluded with the cooperation of the MPs and the Deputy Regional Governor of Argolis to advocate for the rights of the producers. The cooperatives have proposed two key demands: first, orange producers should receive a proportional income supplement to achieve a price of €0.31/kg, which is the average cost of production. Second, an investigation into potential trade dumping by Egypt and other non-EU countries should be initiated. The DESA (Permanent Committee of Cooperatives of Argolis) will compile evidence to support these claims and submit it to the authorities.

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Original content

Regarding the problems that Egyptian oranges have created in Greek exports and in the producer prices of our country, we have written related articles in AgroTypos. On Tuesday (14/5), a meeting of the Agricultural Cooperatives and the three Members of Parliament of Argolis etc. took place. Andrianou I., Gavrilou G. and Poulas A. for the problems faced by orange producers with low yields. The Deputy Regional Governor of Argolis, Mr. I. Matzounis, who was absent due to urgent business needs, was informed about the meeting immediately afterwards, and he expressed his agreement with the content and the initiative. The meeting was presented with evidence of the sharp fall in orange prices due to the massive imports of oranges into the EU from Egypt and other non-EU countries. The representatives of the Agricultural Cooperatives informed that addressing this problem requires institutional actions that exceed the capabilities of the Agricultural Cooperatives. For this purpose, they ...

Source: Agrotypos