Spain: CASI defends planning to reach better price
"Almería lives on last year's results. The product that now has a better price is the one cultivated by every farmer, which will then flood the market and, therefore, damage the price".
So he claimed, in front of an audience made of representatives from several agricultural organizations, "a planning of the cultivated products, would make it easier to get a good price in the market".
José María Andújar participated in a discussion about mediation in the commerce of agricultural products. In his intervention he expressed that "as years passed by improvements were introduced in commerce". Highlighting the effort made by farmers to adapt to the needs of European markets. Among them, the transformation to integrated farming, presentation of normalized quality products to please Europeans, etc. "We are evolving and improving year after year", he said recalling, in the end, the importance of the agricultural sector for Almería, Andalucía and Spain, as it favours a sustainable farming, generates jobs and exports to the whole of Europe".
Moreover, he talked about the cooperative of which he is president, CASI, the biggest tomato exporter in Europe, reminding that it's main value is in the farmers and the experience going from generation to generation to cultivate an healthy and tasty tomato, adapted to Europeans needs.
The general sub-director for Analysis, Prospects and Coordination by the Ministry of Agriculture, José María García de Francisco, highlighted the level of interventions and the general interest on this journey, not only for farmers but also for administrations, "because this way, one can get to know about the farmer's concerns". That same way, he said that the Ministry would like to support the continuation of these journeys during the coming year.
Source: Elalmeria