IT IS ABOUT CUCUMBER PRODUCTIONS, TOMATO, PEPPER, LETTUCE AND endive.

The Department of Agriculture of the Government of the Canary Islands reported that the Archipelago was affected by the E alarm.. Coli, three producer organizations dedicated to export tomatoes out of the eleven existing ones.
one of them, that saw its export history decline was the COAGRISÁN Agricultural Cooperative, which, At last, had to choose to close the campaign and accumulate losses that ranged from half a million euros.

However, From the Ministry they have assured that the European food crisis had little impact on the Canary Islands, because when the alarm occurred the period for fruit and vegetable exports had almost ended.

According to the council, The fruit and vegetable sector of the Islands has received aid for a total amount of 260.751,38 euros as a measure to compensate for losses in the European fruit and vegetable subsector.

the counselor, Juan Ramon Hernandez, explained that of the amount received in aid until the 15 October, 242.607,53 euros correspond to the exceptional measure by which compensation financed with European funds was established for the withdrawal of five cucumber vegetables, pepper, tomato, lettuce and endive- between 26 of May and 30 of June of 2010.

On the other hand, 18.143,85 euros correspond to the measure framed in the CMO of fruits and vegetables that includes information and promotion programs for these productions and direct compensation to affected producers, within the framework of which it is foreseen in 2012 the payment of an additional amount for the Canary Islands of 13.643,58 EUR.

At the emergency meeting attended by EU Agriculture Ministers, they offered 150 million euros in aid for the entire European sector; amount that Spain, France and Holland, among other countries, they considered insufficient, and that the European Commission decided to finally increase 210 million, an amount that does not meet the demands raised by the Spanish sector.