Activities of Edouard FERRAND related to 2016/2034(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (A8-0339/2016 - Angélique Delahaye) FR
Amendments (10)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the main global players in agricultural markets are introducing policies - unsuccessfully - that aim to curb volatility, and whereas the G20 has also undertaken to address the issue;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes, can increase the volatility of agricultural product pricesthe volatility of agricultural product prices is increased by political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes and the abolition of production quotas, as happened in the dairy sector;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in recent decades, market opening and economic globalisation have accentuated price volatility and reduced the stability of farmers' incomes;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Russian embargo has had a highly adverse impact on European Union farmers' incomes and that the economic sanctions against Russia, which led to the embargo, is costing farmers dearly for what are highly ideologically motivated decisions;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes and deplores the fact that in a number of Member States, including France, payments to farmers of aid under the first CAP pillar are taking longer and longer, intensifying the climate of economic and financial insecurity they already face because of price volatility;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the wellbeing of farmers must be addressed as a matter of urgency and must be a long-term aim for the future CAPbefore even starting to consider the outlines of the future CAP, the wellbeing of farmers must be addressed through rapid and effective decision- making as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to implement tools that promote short supply chains in the production chains, in order to reduce the number of commercial intermediaries and thus reduce the influence of each one on the overall fluctuation in prices;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. SeesTakes the view that it ais part ofalso the Union’s role to facilitate transparency in the European market;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that it is an advantage necessity for farmers, in their negotiations with other stakeholders in the food chain, to be aware of price movements in the various market segments;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for new mechanisms to be established which introduce guaranteed minimum prices with a view to curbing speculation on agricultural markets, as was possible under the CAP prior to the 1992 McSharry reform;