The high production costs, added to an insufficient increase in the money they perceive per kilo of meat, have their calves export to countries such as Morocco, Lebanon or Türkiye. “If a solution is not found, we will stop finding local meat in markets,” they have warned.
Basque farmers turn on to denounce that they do not make them profitable, feed the calves in their farms. In this way they also censor that the Food Chain Act is not respected for not covering the production costs.
The high production costs, added to an insufficient increase in the money they perceive per kilo of meat, make cattle export to other countries. The farmers receive 6 euros for every kilo of meat, but the costs exceed 8.
“If a solution is not found, we will stop finding local meat on the markets,” they have warned. Morocco, Lebanon or Türkiyeare some of the countries that Basque farmers export their calves to the “unfeasible” production costs.
Union Enba They ensure that The price between production and sale “is decompensated”But also those who receive the farmers with the sale on the markets, shops or large surfaces.
Basque farmers live like that bittersweet momentsOn the one hand, since the fact that the consumption of meat has stabilized in the past two years, but of the pandemic and the war of Ukraine, which they pay them, does not cover their costs in the past two years.
For their part, institutions say that they are taking measures to try to “relieve this situation” and to ensure that farmers receive almost 2 euros more per kilo of meat in recent years.
However, the data of the Basque Government Observatory shows how it increases The gap Between what the producer charges and pays the consumer. In 2021 this gap was 8 euros, but now it has risen to 11 euros with the veal, and even more in cow meat.
Most of the Butchers They share the concern of the farmers and have also uploaded the beef, because they now have fewer benefits. Both farmers and butchers are concerned that and the price of beef increases a lot of impact on consumption.
Source: EITB
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