THIS WAS REPORTED BY COAG IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE SUMMARY OF THE ORIGIN-DESTINATION PRICE INDEX 2010.

The Coordinator of organizations of farmers and ranchers (Coag-Canary Islands) explained in the presentation of the data referring to the IPOD of the year 2010 “which once again became clear that farmers and ranchers continue to be the most affected by the lack of balance in the distribution of income from the sale of food in the Canary Islands.”.

“The results presented in the summary for 2010 of the Origin-Destination Price Index (IPOD) prepared monthly by COAG-Canarias, They point out that, on average for the year that just ended, The producers received only a third of the price that the consumer of the Islands pays for their products, which, in most cases, They are marketed as they were delivered to intermediaries or distribution centers by the producers themselves..

According to COAG, The greatest differentials between what was received by the producer and what was paid by the consumer have also occurred in spring and summer., periods with a large volume of production in the Islands, and in which the producer is harmed by the greater supply and the shorter life of the products due to the heat.

In addition, and as Miguel López points out, member of the regional executive of COAG Canarias “the situation for 2011 It is even more complicated for producers than last year”. “The brutal increase in raw material prices, cereal case, will have an impact on the production costs of sectors such as livestock, to whom the price of feed is going to increase alarmingly. In addition, we are aware that, in the current situation, the increases in consumer prices that are already occurring will reduce consumption, and the most affected will once again be the weakest in the chain: farmers and ranchers”, Adds.

For this reason, The agrarian leader points out that, “now more than ever, Greater transparency is necessary in the market, a decided commitment to direct sales systems by administrations and the imposition of exemplary sanctions on all those entities that, contravening the laws, abuse farmers