The Twenty-seven discussed on Monday the impact of the heat wave on cereal production

BRUSSELS, 17 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries will debate tomorrow on the impact of the drought on cereal production, a point in which Spain will expose the consequences of the latest heat waves on cereal production, which will be 15% below the average harvest despite good initial forecasts.

The Twenty-seven will present a summary of the situation of their crops to analyze the state of the cereal market at a European level and consider possible measures to implement, given the impact of the Russian military invasion in Ukraine and the rise in energy prices .

The Hungarian delegation will also provide information on the impact of the recent drought on the country's harvest, with which the market will be updated.

In addition, it will be considered that new exceptions linked to crop rotation, such as fallow, be enabled in view of the planning of next year's harvest since the exceptional conditions for which they were launched, such as the war, they maintain.

At the meeting, the holders of Agriculture will discuss the regulation of sustainable phytosanitary products, a point with which Spain is aligned in general terms. In this framework, the exclusion of sensitive areas generates some complexity, which implies that treatments cannot be applied in the spaces of the Natura 2000 network, which represent a high percentage in Spain.

Several Member States, including Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands or Sweden, will present a point on animal welfare in transport, to which Spain will request that distances be taken into account when establishing measures provided by the peripheral condition itself from the country.

On the other hand, the Czech presidency will present to the Twenty-seven its priorities for the semester and the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be discussed, including the approval of the national strategic plans.