Spanish: Quality of food is questioned after the Minister of Consumption's controversy

Published 2022년 1월 11일

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The article highlights the disagreement between the Minister of Agriculture, Luisa Planas, and the Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzón, over issues related to Spanish agriculture, specifically the quality of meat exports and the type of livestock farming. Planas criticizes Garzón's remarks as lacking communication and unfair to farmers, defending the sector's reputation and the quality of its products, which have contributed significantly to the country's exports. He also addresses the ongoing restructuring of the livestock sector and the promotion of multi-year dairy contracts to address production cost fluctuations. The article underscores the importance of supporting and recognizing the agricultural and livestock sector, with a focus on family and professional farms that comply with national and European regulations.
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In statements to Onda Cero, Planas has called "quite unfortunate" the words of the Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzón, who in an interview with the British newspaper "The Guardian" criticized such farms for contaminating and exporting meat of "worse quality" . The Minister of Agriculture has indicated that there was no prior communication on an issue that falls within his competence and has regretted that "the activity of very honest people" for whom the Government is working is put into question, in reference to the ranchers. He highlighted the quality of Spanish agri-food products, whose exports have totaled 58.2 billion euros in the last twelve months, of which 21% correspond to meat products. He has also shown his concern for the confusion generated around intensive and extensive livestock, when "there is no conflict, but diversity" of models, and for the identification of intensive livestock with macro farms, which are of "very different dimensions ”. In his opinion, the ...
Source: PEefeagro

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