Climate change has been affecting the diet of Spaniards for some time now. However, at the end of the summer, when there were four heatwaves, this situation became even more evident. Drought triggered food prices in the face of bad harvests. However Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Acting Luis Planas”famineDespite admitting that the cost of food was “excessive”.
“You have to make everything clear, Supply guaranteed now and in the near futurePlanas used the following sentence in an interview with Antena3 this Saturday. The minister reminded that he ensures that there are products in supermarkets, such as during the pandemic or at the start of the war in Ukraine. Expressing that “drought has consequences that reduce production” at the moment, he summarized the following in this sense: “Prices are higher but of course there will be shortages”“.
Olive oil is the center of attention. According to the data National Institute of Statistics (INE), olive oil was already selling almost 40% more expensive in July than a year ago, and is now down from 7.7 euros per kilo of extra virgin recorded a month ago. inflammation (Spanish Federation of Industrial Olive Oil Producers) was at 8.15 euros this Wednesday, marking the same data. “It has increased tremendously,” Planas said.
However, the minister said that olive growers were also not happy with these prices, but because of this year’s low yield, the drought forced them to raise prices. “It’s a supply and demand relationship that exists and the climate factor is fundamental.”, continued. In this context, Planas drew attention to the need to combat climate change and “try to prevent this increase in temperatures”.
On the other hand, he said it is necessary to adapt to climate change and “how to use water better, how to work more efficiently”. He explained that this will be the topic he will talk about with his counterparts in the coming days. Informal Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union (RIM) (EU) will be held in Córdoba within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the EU.