9 Amendments of María Isabel SALINAS GARCÍA related to 2008/2175(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, against the background of rising food prices in 2007, there has also been a considerable rise in agricultural production costs as a result of increased costs for fertilisers and phytosanitary products, and whereas at present, although the prices of agricultural products are falling steadily, there has been no fall, at the same level and across the same period, in production costs,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas this fall in agricultural prices and the stagnation of production costs are putting farmers into an unsustainable financial situation, and many of them are abandoning production because it is unprofitable,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that it is necessary to introduce market management measures within the CAP in order to bring about stability in the agricultural production sector – and hence in the agri-food market – so as to achieve sustainable European agricultural production and a stable supply of food products to consumers and to prevent instability and ‘see-saw’ effects in both prices and production;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that it is necessary to concentrate agricultural production supplies by means of producers’ organisations, such as cooperatives or other organisations (an established objective in certain COMs e.g. fruit and vegetables) so as to adjust the balance of power within the food chain, give farmers’ products greater added value, increase farmers’ negotiating strength vis-à-vis other commercial agents, and shorten the marketing channels to consumers;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes with concern that much more transparency is needed on the pricing structure and profit margins of retailers, processors and primary producers; calls on competition authorities at national and European levels to investigate and evaluate consumer prices throughout the EU to ensure that competition rules are respected and to ascertain the responsibility of the various operators who comprise the value chain;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that one of the causes of the difference between prices at source and at destination is imbalance in the food chain, and that, despite this, the EU lacks adequate measures to encourage producers’ organisations via cooperatives or other organisations to encourage supply concentration; calls on the Commission to establish measures, both within the CAP and in other European policies, to encourage such organisations, which will result in a better organisation of the market and increased negotiating strength for producers vis-à-vis the other links in the food chain;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that wider and better information to consumers is paramount, in order to encourage a climate of confidence in the system, and all efforts should be taken towards educating and correctly informing the consumer;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges for a reinforcement of the cooperation between producers either by following the traditional format of producer organizations or by introducing new forms of cooperation in marketing operations of farmers in a specific region;