Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis underlined the need for measures to be taken to support the market in agricultural products in the EU during the meeting of the EU’s Agriculture Ministers that took place in Brussels on Monday.
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Kadis was talking during a discussion on the problems faced by the market in agricultural products, especially the pigmeat sector, while other member states also made similar statements.
Kadis explained that in Cyprus, the increase in prices for cereal and animal feed have had a negative impact, an impact which is compounded by the increase in transportation costs. The ?inister made particular mention of the problems faced by the wine and potato market.
Cyprus also was one of fourteen countries that supported a Lithuanian proposal for exceptional urgent support measures for the pigmeat sector.
The ?inistry also notes in its announcement that Cyprus is one of the few countries in the EU that has received support for their animal husbandry sector.
During the same meeting, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides briefed the ?inisters on the results of the recent conference on the EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy.
Source: Cyprus News Agency