This entails enhancements in support for tomatoes, black honey, chicken eggs, rabbits, calves, as well as the dairy and cheese sectors.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 12th February (Europa Press) –
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Canary Islands Government has issued a resolution that revises the support measures for local agricultural production under the Posei 2025 programme. This resolution outlines the commencement of the increases in the amounts of unit aid requested last August from the European Commission.
These modifications result in increased support for tomatoes, black honey, chicken eggs, rabbits, and fattening calves, alongside the dairy and cheese industries, among other adjustments.
Within the framework of these enhancements, the programme is set for 2025 with a budget of 243.96 million euros (206.32 million from community financing and 37.63 million from an additional fund). The regional councillor, Narvay Quintero, stated in a note that the Canarian government will continue to “urge an increase in the financial allocation from the EU to ensure the sustainability of agricultural activities and the preservation of the economic and social fabric. This is particularly pressing given that production costs for the primary sector have seen significant rises in recent years, while the Posei has not been updated for nearly two decades.”
Among the products benefiting from increased unit aid in the section concerning the marketing of fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers, flowers, and live plants from the Canary Islands (Action I.1), tomatoes (excluding the cherry variety) will see a change ranging from 42 to 53 euros per tonne.
Chicken Eggs
In a similar vein, to bolster the local production of chicken eggs (Action III.11), an increase of 0.01 euros per dozen has been established, revising the amount from 0.07 to 0.08 euros.
Conversely, aid for the dairy and cheese industries (Subactions III.4.1 and III.6.1) has been augmented from 110 euros per tonne to 132 euros for cow’s milk, and from 55 to 66 euros per tonne for caprine and ovine products, aligning with adjustments made in previous years for dairy producers.
Furthermore, regarding the quality honey production from the indigenous Black Bee (Action III.10), both the budget allocation and the unit amount have been increased, rising from 30 to 32.50 euros per hive.
Additionally, there is an increase in support for cunicultural livestock, particularly for the provision of reproductive animals of pure or commercial breeds originating from the European Union (Action III.1), which now varies from 23 to 34 euros per head for grandparents, and from 17 to 22.60 euros for mothers and fathers.
Moreover, funding for the importation of calves intended for fattening (subaction III.2.4) has been enhanced to raise the total number of animals eligible for assistance from 3,800 to 4,000 calves.
Lastly, in terms of support for banana producers, the European Commission has authorised adjustments to the referencing quantity allocation system to work towards stabilising producer aid.
