Representatives of the livestock sector of the Canary Islands have warned in Parliament of the accelerated disappearance of farms and heads of cattle due to the impossibility of coping with the increase in production costs, a situation that can lead to the complete disappearance of the activity.
In the newspaper Atlántico Hoy, the representative of the Association of Livestock and Dairy Industries of the Canary Islands, Omar Viña, stated that the sector has always been in difficulty, but the situation now is unprecedented. “Aid is being received that we appreciate, but it does not cover the increase in costs.” “If the Government cannot guarantee that farmers can sell their products at a price appropriate to cost, it will have to support the sector with direct and rapid aid,” says the report, which we invite you to read.
