The transporters' strike and the actions of the organizers to paralyze the activity have already caused, in just three days, 600 million losses to the entire chain of the food sector (farmers and ranchers, industry, transport and distribution) and it is jeopardizing some 100,000 jobs.

These are the figures provided this Friday by the main employers in the sector, including Agri-food Cooperatives, Fiab, Aecoc, Asedas, Aces and Anged.

In Almería alone, fruit and vegetable companies are losing around 10 million euros a day

, in Huelva they estimate that each raspberry truck contains around 100,000 euros in product and strawberry trucks around 50,000 euros and there are many who are not getting out, for give some examples.

The strikes and the violent actions that are being carried out to guarantee them are mainly affecting Andalusia, Galicia, the north of the country and Extremadura, areas where the

fresh produce sectors are more established.

For them the impact is much greater,

due to the perishable and essential nature of food.

In some areas of Spain, especially in Galicia, "milk is not collected from the farms,

there are serious problems with the supply of feed to feed the cattle

and the aggressiveness of those who support the strike is preventing many other autonomous transporters from exercising their right to work. ", these associations explain in a joint statement.

port problems

The ports and fish markets are having difficulties to be able to operate.

Only in Puerto de Celeiro (Lugo) today it has 140 tons of fish that are going to spoil if the trucks do not get out.

Each boat has an estimated value of 60,000 euros "and, even if it loses the sale, it must face minimum wages, contributions, etc."

The fishermen have also warned, through their employer, Cepesca, that the strike is causing very serious damage to the sector, both offshore and offshore, and causing the loss of hundreds of tons of fish in the first case and the mooring of numerous fleets in the case of the inshore, given the impossibility of marketing their catches.

Already in supermarkets, companies in the sector are assuming

extra costs of 130 million euros per day to be able to transport food

and ensure supply and avoid supply problems.

The aforementioned associations urge the Government "the maximum forcefulness when it comes to curbing actions that are causing millionaire losses to the chain as a whole."

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