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"Madam President, I would ask the European Commission to urgently propose a strategy to combat the disastrous effects of the rise in the price of cereals on the European market. The inadequate harvest caused by the drought has led to an alarming shortage of wheat and maize, which has been reflected in the abrupt increase in food prices. This situation is hitting consumers hard. In addition, across the whole of the European Union, livestock breeders are worried that they will have nothing to feed their animals, and this will be reflected in further price rises.
Recently Ukraine expressed its intention to suspend its exports of wheat with effect from 15 November, which caused an immediate rise in the price of wheat on the Chicago Stock Exchange. The European Commission is now speaking of unnecessary tensions on the international agricultural markets. These tensions are not unnecessary; they reflect a real situation, a bad harvest, coupled with a rise in the price of oil.
Let us not forget that prices will remain high. In the first quarter of next year, food prices will reach record highs and will continue to rise, stoking inflation in the agri-food sector. The European Union needs a rapid strategy to overcome this situation. Whenever it is asked about such a strategy, the Commission replies that we need structural measures. Of course we do, but we also need specific solutions for crisis situations like the current one."@en1
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