Its coordinator in Cieza, Francisco Saorín, will attend the demonstration. convened by COAG, ASAJA and UPA in Murcia.
IU-Verdes de Cieza expresses its total Support for the mobilization called by COAG, ASAJA and UPA and supported by CCOO and UGT, for next February 21 in the city of Murcia, due to the denunciation of the low prices received by producers at source that do not compensate for production costs, and to the denunciation of the abusive speculative commercial practices of large agri-food distribution chains.
In a press release, its coordinator in Cieza, Francisco Saorín, considers Public administrations need to intervene in the sector in such a way that minimum and fair prices are guaranteed by law to make agricultural and livestock farms viable., thus ensuring the survival of a sector that is essential to the fight against climate change, to address demographic and territorial occupation challenges, as well as to preserve a culture and economic practices necessary for human existence itself.
Saorín has summoned the CARM Ministry to "Increase control and inspection systems to prevent unfair competition generated by the entry of products from third countries that do not meet the quality standards required in Spain.".
Saorín has declared that “from IU-Verdes We are demanding that the European Commission review CAP subsidies so that they sufficiently benefit small and medium-sized family farmers and ranchers, and that they take professional farmers into account. "We are optimistic about the Ministry of Agriculture's proposal to open a dialogue between large food retailers and agricultural unions. We at IU-Verdes will work to ensure this initiative is a success for farmers and ranchers."
"We demand, in this regard, that the cuts in aid, both from the CAP and from state and regional aid, to agriculture and livestock be reversed. In this regard, we support the IU's initiative in the European Parliament to demand greater intervention from European institutions to defend agriculture against large marketing companies, since there are no set minimum prices, these are the ones that dictate the market rules," Saorín explained.