Producers of tomato of Spain, France and Italy ascertain the sinking of the community market by the imports of Morocco

The group of contact of tomato gathered in Paris to producers of Spain, France and Italy, those who ascertained the sinking of the community market by the pertinent imports of Morocco and agreed to request to the European Commission a greater control on the customs. The big volumes of tomato exported by Morocco to the EU in the last days to low price are causing a grave crisis of market with the consequent social alarm without that are applying the planned measures in the Agreement between the EU and Morocco to avoid the crises. In the month of November the representative prices of the community market of tomato have arrived to a historical minimum of 36 euros by one hundred kilograms. The consequences aggravate the situation of crisis of the main producing zones, especially in Spanish regions where the tax of unemployment situates above 35% and the crop of tomato constitutes the main productive activity.

The group of Hispanic contact-frank-Italian of tomato also adopted a common position on the proposal of review of the diet of fruit and vegetables posed by the European Commission, regarding the collective and individual investments of the organisations of producers. The group refused the political option posed by the European Commission to suppresses the helps for cofinanciar these investments, standing out that have like main aim improve the competitiveness to face up to the competition of third countries.