Planas, about the Spanish plan against tariffs: “The goal is to maintain the markets we have, expand and diversify them”
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, stressed that the priority of the government is to preserve the commercial muscle of the Spanish companies affected by the commercial war initiated by Donald Trump. “The objective is to maintain the markets and expand them and diversify them as much as possible. We are a great agri -food power, we are the first exporter of the world of olive oil, the second of pigs, the third of wine and of fruits and vegetables and, logically, we want to protect our markets and we want that we can not continue selling, but, if possible, sell more,” he said in the inauguration of the 38th edition of the 38th Gourmets in IFEMA (Madrid).
“It is very clear that uncertainty is never good and less in the business world and, obviously, it is not in the agri -food world because, in addition, here it leads to products that have a direct impact on the daily life of citizens and families and any alteration of the markets can produce a price increase that is never desirable. Therefore, in this context, what we are doing is, precisely, to maintain position, to maintain position, to maintain position. Flat on the impact that White House tariffs are having.
The minister has highlighted the 14,100 million with which the government expects to limit damage to the Spanish economy through ICO credits and export insurance and for the opening of new markets. “Let’s go step by step: I think you have to have a very cold head and know that the decisions that have to be taken have to be rigorously and firmly,” said Planas, who has lamented that “the problem of commercial wars is that they know when they start but not when they end and also end up producing harmful effects for everyone.” “Spain and the European Union defend a rules -based trade,” said Planas, which has stressed the importance of community partners maintaining a linked position against Washington’s tariff policy. “We are 27 Member States, each one has their views, but the important thing is that we always reach agreements and the European Commission represents us in the merchandise
On Pedro Sánchez’s trip to Vietnam and China, the Minister of Agriculture has remarked that “it is in a context of international interest” and the objective is to “deepen” commercial relations with Hanoi and “consolidate and deepen” the one that already exists with Beijing. “We have to maintain markets and we also have to diversify and expand them and in this is the Government of Spain,” he said. Planas has said goodbye with a message of optimism: “We managed to survive the Airbus-Boeing conflict [entre EE UU y la UE] And without a doubt we are not only survive but to get out of this [contexto de crisis]I am convinced. But that implies doing a task of commercial and business imagination with all the support of the government and trying to disappear these tariffs that seem unjustified and absolutely unfair. ”
