Spain: They reiterate to the EC the need to investigate possible commercial dumping of Egyptian citrus in the community market

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Published Mar 12, 2024

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Spanish agricultural organization, LA UNIÓ Llauradora, has urged the European Commission to probe Egypt for alleged commercial dumping of citrus fruits in the European market. The organization argues that the low prices of Egyptian citrus fruits, which have significantly increased in the European markets from January to April, distort the market and undermine the competitiveness of European producers. It also noted that Egypt's citrus exports to the European Union surged by 108% to 488,881 tons as of November 2023.

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LA UNIÓ Llauradora has reiterated to the European Commission the need to investigate Egypt for possible commercial dumping in the entry of its citrus fruits to the community market, argued based on Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 8 June 2016, relating to the defense against imports that are subject to commercial dumping by non-member countries of the European Union. In this sense, LA UNIÓ will contact the Office of the Valencian Community in Brussels-Fundación Comunitat Valenciana, of the Generalitat, to forward and work on this petition before the community organizations in order to investigate this commercial dumping. among them, the European Committee of the Regions where Spain has 21 members and one of them is the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón. LA UNIÓ indicates that during the months of January to April there is an increasingly significant presence on the shelves of the large European distribution chains of ...

Source: Agroinformacion