Criticism of tomatoes from Morocco

Published 2021년 6월 24일

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Organizations FruitVegetablesEurope and Spanish Fepex have written a letter to Brussels highlighting non-compliance of agreements on Moroccan tomato imports, negatively impacting the EU tomato market. They call for changes in the calculation of Moroccan tomato import value and adjustment of the 285,000-ton quota allocated to Morocco, reducing it to 237,490 tons following Brexit. They also want clear labeling of tomatoes from Western Sahara.
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The fact that the agreements are not complied with has a major impact on the tomato market in the European Union, according to the authors of the letter. Among the authors are FruitVegetablesEurope and the Spanish Fepex. The future of the European sector is at stake, they say. The organizations are asking Brussels, among other things, to adjust the way in which the import value of Moroccan tomatoes is calculated. Not only the prices of ordinary tomatoes should serve as a guideline. Adjust quota In addition, the parties point out that the quota of 285,000 tons allocated to Morocco must be adjusted because England has left the European Union. It should be 237,490 tons. It should also be clear which tomatoes ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst

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