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"Mr President, Ms Reding, ladies and gentlemen, the last reform of the sugar regime was a very positive development and the industry adapted to the market as a result.
However, the complaints from all sides show that we need to go further and that we must continue to develop the sugar market, because the Commission’s forecasts were not accurate. The African, Caribbean and Pacific States have not been supplying Europe with sugar. Instead, they have sold it to other countries, because markets all over the world have changed. They have undergone huge changes in recent years, but not in the way that was predicted. Demand has grown in many third countries and we were not able to foresee this. This means that demand for sugar has increased all over the world and, therefore, that there have been reductions in supplies to the European market.
The problem is that sugar is not the only product of the agricultural industry, and so farmers have also had to adapt increasingly to the requirements of the market. They are considering alternative crops. For example, in my area of Germany, energy crops are being cultivated and they are genuine competitors for sugar beet.
In the course of the market reform, we should discuss whether it is time to abolish the quota regulations that apply to the sugar market and to give it more freedom in future."@en1
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