The same farmer organization called. Great national march in Madrid on February 21 In front of the door of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In the coming days, other unions will join, such as the independent carriers that paralyzed distribution in 2022.
Agricultural professional organizations Asaja, COAG and UPA continue to design their call plans, but as of today and according to the information given to Efeagro, it is known that the call plans will start next Thursday in Ávila, Salamanca, Ciudad Real and various regions. Huesca; 9th day in Zamora and Bilbao; 13 in La Rioja and Zaragoza (FIMA). On February 14 they will concentrate in Toledo, Guadalajara, Jaén, Palencia and Soria; Day 15 in Castellón; 21 in Murcia; 22nd in the Aragonese regions and 23rd in León.
The main demands put forward by the government and the European Commission are:
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Review and repeal CAP Strategic Plan, Green Deal and policies supported by the European Commission, whose regulations, such as forced crop rotation and the expansion of fallow lands and pastures, “hinder the development of agricultural and livestock activities.”
- Reducing the current administrative and bureaucratic burden.
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Healing and imposition Food Chain Law According to farmers, this situation “is not currently working as it should, because sales of primary sector products continue to go to the market at losses for producers.”
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Parallelism in all commercial relations established with third countries. Farmers demand compliance with the same regulations and phytosanitary and animal welfare regulations for all imports regardless of origin.
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Change in policies regarding the conflict in Ukraine “o Prices for grain produced in Spain are currently fallingas well as imposing customs duties on the entry of non-EU products”.
- Repeal of the new Animal Welfare Actbecause, according to the organisers, it “makes clear the unsustainability of livestock farms.”
- Remove the wolf from LESPRES (List of Wild Species Under the Special Protection Regime) “as it poses a problem for livestock farms that coexist with the species.”
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Relaxation in the ban on fertilizers and phytosanitary products required for proper growth of crops.
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Commitment Don’t eliminate agricultural diesel bonusesreduction of VAT on fuel and electricity, a general reduction in taxes and the complete elimination of price speculation.
- Clarity in labeling Double labeling regarding the origin of the products and clearly showing the prices paid at origin and the final price.
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Commitment to research and development towards climate geoengineering applications.
- Agreement for water management policy An agreement that meets the needs of each region, “takes the necessary measures in favor of Spain and gives priority to agreements with other countries.”