this European Commission green light for use this Thursday transgenic crops consisting of soybeans, rapeseed and cottonfor the food sector and the animal feed sector as part of the EU strategy to ensure the food supply.
The decision does not include cultivation on the Community market, only import of genetically modified products As explained by the Community Manager, all these crops have undergone a comprehensive and stringent authorization procedure with a positive scientific evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority.
Authorization by the European Commission legally valid for ten years and products made from these transgenic crops will be subject to strict labeling and traceability regulations within the EU.
The decision is to ensure the food supply in the EU and price increases in the food industry Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine mainly put supply at risk. cereals, which both countries export to the Community market
Agri-food cooperatives in Spain this month from Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food “extraordinarily” and until supply from the Black Sea returns to normal, Grain imports, especially corn, from the United States, Argentina and other producer countries are authorized to meet the daily consumption of approximately 100,000 tons.
Spanish cooperatives reminded that Ukraine exports an average of annual exports to Spain. 2.77 million tons of corn in the last six years in 2019just over four million, that is, 30% of their needs.