Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002546/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mireia Borrás Pabón (PfE)
The European cereal sector, especially in Spain, is going through a severe crisis, driven by high production costs, low prices and massive imports from third countries.
Over the last 20 years, Spain has lost almost 1 000 000 hectares of cereal-growing land. At the same time, its imports and dependency on third countries have increased exponentially. Since 2022 alone, Spain has gone from importing around 3 million tonnes of maize, wheat and barley annually from Ukraine to over 10 million tonnes.
In view of the above, and considering the fall in cereal prices (40 % lower than in 2022, 15 % lower than in 2024):
- 1.Does the Commission intend to grant direct aid to farmers affected by low prices and high production costs?
- 2.Does the Commission plan to substantially change the preferential quotas under the future EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in order to protect EU farmers?
Submitted: 25.6.2025