Spain: The extension of the agreement to export Ukrainian grain causes concern in the national sector due to the drop in prices
Spain
Published Nov 19, 2022
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ASAJA Castilla-La Mancha has explained that the agreement reached by Russia and Ukraine to extend the export of cereals for another four months has caused a drop in prices, generating great uncertainty among the producing sector. The vice president of ASAJA CLM and president of the Lonja Agropecuaria de La Mancha, Jorge Navarro, explained that "the price of these crops has dropped considerably in ports, such as Barcelona, and is dragging down the national markets and markets" . The Castilian-La Mancha cereal growers have continued "no margin due to the high production costs and the prolonged drought that plagues the region" for which they have asked "to regularize the markets and demand that the production conditions of imported cereals be the same as those of the European Union”. In this sense, he has made reference to imports from Third Countries, such as corn from Brazil, "whose quality cannot be compared with that of here, because traceability and agricultural practices are ...
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