The countryside is dying and taking to the roads like the transporters: "There may soon be a problem of food shortages"

The countryside explodes after going through a long period of agony and tractors are back on the roads as they did in early 2020, until protests were interrupted by the pandemic. At that time, the low prices they receive for their productions were also denounced, as now, but the disproportionate rise in raw materials had not occurred as in recent times, which is putting thousands of farms on the ropes in what is already considered the most expensive agricultural season in history.

The protests, therefore, will return throughout Spain. First through the regional territories in the coming weeks to end with a large demonstration in Madrid between the end of January and the beginning of February. And not only will farmers and ranchers demonstrate but they want to extend to all those affected by the

, that is, those sectors such as hunting or fishing, which feel aggrieved by the measures that during the legislature are taking the Government of

. The irrigators are also planning to join. It is a

, as is the motto chosen to announce these concentrations.

The breeding ground for outrage had been building in recent weeks, but agrarian organizations wanted to exhaust all avenues of dialogue with

before taking to the streets. The constant and unstoppable rise in inputs had set off alarms, so the representatives of the agricultural sector requested a meeting in writing (up to two times in the last fifteen days). First,

,

and

individually.

It was November

. "Concerned about the difficult profitability that farms are going through, due to the increase in production costs ... I request an urgent meeting to seek solutions that cushion the effects of said increase," signed

. The same did the other two agrarian leaders. Verifying that they had no answer, they sent another joint letter requesting a meeting "to seek solutions to cushion the effects of said increase."

It was November

. "They didn't even pick up the phone to look for an excuse and tell us that the minister's agenda was very full and that they would already look for a date, nothing at all." The flame was growing, so that great concentration of Rural Spain, which in principle was going to be on

, accelerated the deadlines urgently: milk producers, tobacco producers, those of the cereal...

The field considers it a "lack of consideration" that Minister Planas does not answer them, also checking how the carriers ("with whom we share some of the demands") are also going to champion the indignation present in many sectors, especially rural ones, in December. of Spanish society:

Perfect storm

"The field is dying and dying, farmers and ranchers can not hold out any longer in the midst of this perfect storm due to a tremendous rise in production costs that affects the rise in food prices paid by the consumer but does not affect a fairer price for farmers and ranchers, "complains

, who calls for strict compliance

" so that a product cannot be sold below what it has cost to produce it. "

"We have parked the differences that the three agrarian organizations may have to make a common front because it was impossible that we could withstand the pressure of our people, those of the countryside, who were asking us to do something about this dramatic situation, especially to the livestock sector ", recognizes EL MUNDO

, who considers that" sooner rather than later the minister will have to receive us because something will have to say and above all do because a problem of food shortages in this country, "he predicts.

The

, emphasizes that "the difficult situation that we are going through forces us to speak out because it also does not seem like a good idea that the minister, with everything that is happening, with this spectacular price increase does not bring us together still to dialogue ".

points out that "more than

are open and predisposed to join this demonstration, as long as it is not done in a political or partisan way and whenever the agenda of the water is on the table as well as our demands ".

Precisely the day these mobilizations were announced,

, received in

, the decoration of "Commander", the highest distinction of the Order of Agricultural Merit of the

. This award, created in 1883, is awarded in recognition of services rendered to agriculture. Three days before, he participated in

in the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries in which he expressed his concern about "the very difficult situation that certain agricultural sectors are going through in Spain", due to the increase in production costs, especially the animal feed, energy and fertilizers in international markets.

Rise of raw materials

Agricultural organizations recall that production costs have risen to "never seen before" levels.

Livestock feed has become nearly

more expensive

in the last year.

are also more expensive

;

the

;

the

or plastics used in

.

There are still much worse rises, such as those affecting the diesel used by its

and

.

Also

in the last three years.

The agricultural sector denounces that food is becoming more expensive for consumers while they still do not cover their costs.

The agrarian employers demand "fiscal, economic and political measures to protect food production in Spain", but the problem is that the Ministry of Agriculture does not have economic availability at the moment to face these requests, although they ask for a gesture even with the impact of VAT on farmers.

In addition, work is being done so that, as

wants

, part-time hiring in the agricultural sector

is not prevented,

the famous temporary contracts that are carried out in the field for seasonal campaigns.

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