The agricultural income is stood at 22,547.5 million euros in 2010, a year in which increased by 6.5%, half that of other European partners but improved substantially from the fall of 1.6% recorded last year, according to first estimate released by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs. Spain is situated in the nineteenth place in terms of growth in the Europe of 27, compared to other countries like France, where the rise was 31.4 percent. The highest increases were registered in Denmark (54.8%), Estonia (48.8%), Ireland (39.2%) and Netherlands (32%)
Grants have saved one more year of the wreck to look farmers doomed to the misery with paying supermarkets and logistics centers. With an amount of 6851.9 million euros, representing 30.4% of the value of agricultural income, English farmers saved the season for another year but the concern on the horizon of the new CAP which should be ready for sentencing next year.
In fact, Spain has lost revenue since 2007 and, following the rise in 2010, only gets traced back to the same levels of 2005, which does not serve to compensate agricultural professionals by the rising cost of living all this time.
The rent increase was not enough to offset the loss of prior year income while in Europe is experiencing a sharp increase in the income of farmers. English agricultural income remains at levels similar to those recorded at the beginning of the decade and far from the values \u200b\u200bcurrently being experienced in other European Union countries.
from agricultural organizations also warns that the estimated increase in farm income in Spain may be in an accounting device and the sharp downward revision of the data of 2009 may be the reason that comparatively are leaving the red. That is why agricultural organizations calling for market regulation mechanisms that allow farmers to get fair prices and live what they produce rather than grants.
The provisional balance of this financial year to which only a few days remaining to its closure, plant production showed an increase in value by 4.6% driven by a rise in both prices and volumes collected. There have been other increases in volume of cereals (8.9%), olive oil (32.6%) and fodder (10.5%) and decreases in fruit (-5.8%) and vegetables (-4 , 3%). In price, according to the MARM, there are promotions in potato (51.8%), fruits (8.1%) and cereals (11.8%).
Another significant finding is that farmers have increased fertilizer consumption of 18.6%, followed by agricultural services (1.7%) address items of financial intermediation services fell 4.2% and maintenance and repair of machinery, down 1.4%. Energy and lubricants have had to endure a 18% increase in costs compared to a fall of 15.2% fertilizer.
As the average number of employed, the levels are very similar to those of 2009, with a slight increase of 0.2%, that in times of crisis demonstrate the ability of agriculture to generate employment if it rebalances the food chain through a system that guarantees fair prices for the sector. In fact, agriculture provides employment for 4% of the workforce and may rise as far as to raise the organic farming as well as improvement in other income provided in sustainable and renewable energy and boost exports.
For farmers the year of 2010 offers a very poor balance corroborates the critical situation being experienced by agriculture in Spain which is compounded by cuts 13% of the budget of the ministry in Europe are recorded clear signs of recovery and substantial improvement in agricultural incomes
In fact, the English agricultural income has increased by half the EU average while 18 EU countries are ahead of Spain in income growth. Among them experienced sharp increases in income Danish farmers with a 54% increase to 23% in Germany.
The price crisis particularly affects origin Mediterranean products that are being punished by large retail chains without government far from Madrid to Brussels have taken seriously the demands of farmers in defense trade directly with producers. Farmers report feeling alone and helpless while qualifying 2010 as the year of missed opportunities and disappointing in comparison with the rest of Europe where agricuñltura takes a breather after years of crisis and uncertainty.
Regarding the future, farmers are concerned about the reform Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and direct payments, which represent on average 30% of income and are threatened with the European proposal aimed at flat rate is to put the scissors last there where less is defended to the farmer.
This measure would cut 1,000 million euros per year between 2013 and 2020 and would be catastrophic for some agricultural sectors in the Mediterranean basin. We hope that those responsible for negotiating the new PAC farmers know how to defend and assert their effort in the new year ahead. Happy 2011 and this is the year of exit from a crisis that has lasted too long.
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