Spain: ASAJA Cuenca will defend the sunflower as a protein crop in Brussels

Published 2022년 7월 7일

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Asaja Cuenca, a Spanish agricultural organization, announced plans to defend the inclusion of sunflower as a key protein crop in the production of animal feed in Brussels. The organization criticized the European Union's decision to exclude oilseeds, including sunflower, from aid associated with protein crops, arguing it could cost the region around 12 million euros. Asaja Cuenca will travel to Brussels in September to appeal the decision, highlighting the importance of sunflower in animal feed production and the potential impact on Spain's agricultural sector.

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Asaja Cuenca will defend the sunflower in Brussels as a fundamental protein crop in the production of flour used in the manufacture of feed for livestock feeding. This was announced this Thursday by the president of Asaja Cuenca, José María Fresneda, who described the elimination of oilseeds from aid associated with protein crops by the EU as "a new blow" at a time when the most support is needed by the sunflower as a result of the war in Ukraine, “when the sunflower most needs to be done, this is Europe's response”. Fresneda recalled that due to the difficulties that this crop already has due to the sector's own marketing infrastructure, the damage caused by wildlife and the increase in costs, this new attack that will mean a cut cannot be understood or justified. for the region of about 12 million euros, most concentrated in the province of Cuenca, which is the largest producer of oilseeds (sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, camelina and safflower) in Castilla-La Mancha. For his ...

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