Require the EC to explain the “descontrol” the massive influx of Moroccan tomatoes.

The increase of 50% in two months it can cause a collapse in prices.

The Vice President of the Agriculture Commission in the European Parliament, Clara Aguilera, has asked the European Commission to explain the causes of the exceptional increase in Moroccan tomato imports recorded since last 1 October.

Aguilera recalls in his presentation that the reform of the Common Market Organization (COM) unique introduced a new entry price system to end the “descontrol” at the border of Moroccan tomato imports, in such a way that the “Delegated Act” provided as a priority method the calculation of the import value at a flat rate, obligation of guarantees to the importer and the traceability of imported lots.

So, it is clear that something is wrong, Since “in the first two months of the campaign and with respect to the same period of 2013, Exports have increased by more than a 50%.

“everything points, indicates Clara Aguilera, that, on the one hand, Moroccan operators may be failing to comply with the conditions of access to community markets, or that border control mechanisms are proving ineffective in stopping irregular imports.”.

In addition, The socialist MEP has expressed concern because this situation especially harms farmers and companies in Andalusia and Murcia., and given the risk of a collapse in the price of EU tomato, has urged the Commission to clarify as soon as possible what is wrong with the new method of entry prices established in the CMO reform.

Also, Aguilera requests that you detail the border controls that you are going to require from Member States to prevent these massive entries of Moroccan tomatoes from ending up causing prices to plummet in the internal market..

On the other hand, ASAJA has also conveyed to the Ministry its concern about the low price situation that tomato has been experiencing in recent weeks., also affected by the increase in Moroccan exports in this campaign, fearing that all this could lead to a situation that makes the crisis management measures put in place by this veto useless.