Switzerland: The FSPC supports the Knecht motion

In force for decades, a customs reduction allows bread wheat to be imported into Switzerland with reduced customs duties, provided that at least 55% of the flour obtained is intended for technical uses. Thus, 20% of imported quantities can end up in the bread sector and this procedure is called into question by the Federal Council (photo Pixabay). The manufacture of starch in Switzerland is only possible if the raw materials (cereals) can be imported at reduced customs duties and part of the flour obtained can be used in the bread-making sector, specifies the press release from the company. Swiss Federation of Cereal Producers (FSPC). Thus, a miller who imports 100 kg of cereals intended for the manufacture of starch must reserve at least 55 kg for this use, while 20 kg can be sold in the form of bread flour on the domestic market (the remaining 25 kilos being milling by-products). Around 10,000 tonnes of flour (equivalent to 13,000 tonnes of cereals) are thus found on the Swiss ...