Portugal on the brink of food crisis
O War in Ukraine; The rapid rise was triggered by the fuel, provided a ‘food supply emergency’ – not for Portugal’s food supply, but for the lows that most most of the agency has, as this country is solely dependent on cost and receipt. high poverty Rates, especially in Portugal, are getting worse.
Express The whistle sounded for this spiral crisisAdmitting the situation – A WorseIt says, in living memory – There is more Increases with drought.
cultivable farmersMeat producers, dairy producers, bakers, poultry farmers and all companies in the food industry Never seen or anything like the problems mounted against them.
This is one of the main obstacles Russia and Ukraine are two of the main grain suppliers – “Essential for food production”. While these prices are now rising, prices are rising – making each process more ‘complicated’.
With Pasture potential has been reduced (Due to drought) farmers are forced to buy dry fodder Your cattle, they can buy.
Worse, a feed Will be sold out in April.
Where will the next shipment come from?
express says, In the coming days, the price of basic necessities will increase by 20% to 30%.
“Food poverty reaches unprecedented levels for many years”
“Food poverty is going to reach a level that we haven’t reached in years,” said Isabel Jonett, longtime president of the Food Bank against Hunger.
Eduardo Oliveira e Souza, President of CAP – Portuguese Agrarian Federation – agrees: “We are in a food emergency I’ve never seen it.”
“With rising energy and diesel prices, the war has worsened since the outbreak farmers who Abandon production of various seasonal cropsCorn, legumes and some fruits, not to cause, adds Expresso.
“However, as prices rise, there will be shortages”, warns Oliveira e Sousa. “AndThis will increase ‘(price) speculation’.
CAP is considering “Distribution Notice”, he added. “The stock of some items, such as dough (to make) flour, is very low in a month or two We will have to bring rations like what happened in the 70s. (Almost no foreigners will remember, but the point at which Portugal emerged The tragedy of dictatorship turned into revolution)
Meat price will increase by 30%
Corn is an important component of animal feed. As Jaime Bizarra, secretary general of the Portuguese Animal Feed Industry Association told Expresso: “Last week, The price of a ton of maize rose from €300 to €420. This means that animal feed will increase by 25% to 30%, which cannot be purchased by producers. The industry can get in touch.
Needless to say, these increases will be reflected in consumer prices.
The most consumed meat by the Portuguese is pork. This will increase prices by 30% in the coming days, said David Neves of the Portuguese Federation of Pork Production. David Neves explained that there was only enough animal feed in the field until April. “After that, we will have nothing left to feed the animals, that is, People would run out of meat. If emergency measures were not taken, let’s see hunger return to Portugal“, he warned.
Of course vegetarians and vegans will learn from this story the more positive aspects of finding meat. But your lifestyle choices will also be heralded by rising prices for alternatives, fuels and food production.
In the case of Paulo, “it is not even possible to predict how much the price will rise. While diesel is already up 0.15 cents and up 0.20 cents, the cow’s ear power is increasing every day. The cost of fertilizer is increasing and the price of forage is high. O The situation is dramaticCarlos Neves from the Portuguese Milk Producers Association added.
Again, thousands of consumers might think “it doesn’t affect me”: the dairy market increasing like oats/almonds/soybeans – but this will also affect these cost increases, particularly when it comes to transportation.
The tragedy in Portugal – a small country with a huge heart (discovered by many more critical days) – 20% of the population (about two million people) live on 450 for less.
These people aren’t thinking about buying oat milk (it’s more expensive than regular milk); They survived on expensive foods such as bread, vegetables, meat (mostly pork/chicken) and rice/potatoes.
“They do enormous engineering to survive,” said Isabel Japnet (financial, not the other type). “They just don’t have marginal margins. They can only cut. Children who go to school without breakfast go to bed without dinner,” he said.
Is on A ‘perfect storm’ of failures A new factor is coming: Influx of refugees with growing children in need of nutrition.
The Food Bank Against Hunger currently feeds more than 500,000 people.
“it’s a powder”, said Mrs. Jonathan “In addition to increasing the demand that the responding companies of Portuguese families must The social support system may enter into receipt”.
Isabel Jonet has been in food banks since 1994. He’s not a fan. She really knows what she’s talking about.
The government says: “There is still no reason to imagine food…”
The Expresso article saw the government respond quickly: “So far, there is no reason not to anticipate the food remedy,” said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, which said its minister would continue with the next government. One who is never seen as a good choice at the best of times.
The report went on to say that the ministry was “working with other government agencies” Permanent monitoring and monitoring of national food distribution“.
For this purpose, it took place in February on the 28th of February with the Commission for Monitoring and Assessing the Conditions of Supply of Goods in the agri-food and retail sectors due to the dynamics of the market. No supply risks were identified.
A new meeting with the group is scheduled for March 21.
Regarding other concerns about cereals for animal feed imported from Ukraine, he said: “Alternative alternatives exist for these raw sources (South America and North America), as operators are already in contact,” the statement said.
“As ongoing operations and contacts with new suppliers South Africa“.
Grains for human consumptionWheat-type bread, “Imported mainly from France, and this The circuit is fixed and integrated“.
As for edible vitamins, “supply is guaranteed, with emphasis on availability. The Azeite Nacional registered a record production in its current season.
As for other foodstuffs, the Ministry of Agriculture insists that “there is no question of their availability through national production, either within the framework of the single European market”.
The ministry says at national and European level “Committees already exist among members and associations representing manufacturing, industry and marketing to assess and resolve any barriers in the supply chain.”
Also, the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Fodder (PAFF) meets with this conclusion today, of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of the European Union scheduled for March 21, similar to the expert Panel meeting. In the mechanism for preparing and responding to the European food security crisis of March 23”, explains Lusa.
No Limits of Policy A General Agriculture (PAC), agriculture recommending that measures be adopted to promote agriculture and preventive measures to promote alternative priorities, allowing measures to be used to promote ‘rest’ for production.
“The European Commission assesses other market stabilization measures.Concrete steps are expected to be taken at the meeting of the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers on 21 March,” the ministry reiterated.
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