The Ministry of Agriculture, FEDEX and ACETO address, Once again, the situation of the sector.

BEFORE SHIPMENTS TO SOUTHAMPTON AND ROTTERDAM.

The counselor informed them that the next 30 October will appear before the Plenary Session of the Canary Islands Parliament to obtain the support of all parliamentary groups regarding the Canary Islands Tomato Export Strategy.

The spokespersons for the sector showed their concern because it is not yet known whether the General State Budgets for 2009 will meet your expectations regarding the subsidy for the transportation of goods to the peninsula, and they regretted that the Ministry of Development has not yet made effective the payment of the aid for the year 2007.

The vice-counselor gave an account of the calendar planned by the European Union regarding the modification of the tomato POSEI, which has already been sent to Brussels to be examined by the European Union.

Alonso Arroyo reported that in the coming months contacts will be intensified and a bilateral group will be formed to delve deeper into the document..