Agricultural political autumn start -up: farmers do not see themselves as price drivers

The farmers are not price drivers, emphasized on Thursday Agriculture Minister Norbert Tettschnig (ÖVP), Peasant Association President Georg Strasser and Chamber of Agriculture Josef Moosbrugger. Falling grain prices were mentioned as an example, while the bread price was not declining. In addition, farmers would be faced with high energy and material prices as well as wage costs.

Rather, it is about that consumers strengthen domestic agriculture by conscious purchasing. “The discussion alone does not reduce prices,” said Moosbrugger to journalists. One is still against the Mercosur free trade agreement, here there is an upright decision by the Federal Government. He assumes that he continues to be valid, said Totschnig.

Comment: do not save with the farmers

The minister said to the government’s savings budget that everyone had to make a contribution. In the aftermath, Ticketschnig emphasized: “We do not save on the farmers.” There are cuts in the area of ​​rural development and at the forest fund. There should be no cuts in investment funding. Here the agricultural representatives referred to the construction of stables because consumers have ever higher demands on animal welfare. Although Moosbrugger noted: “The farmers are always required to do everything, but that is always cheaper.”

At the same time, the work of farmers would be difficult due to bureaucracy and restrictions on crop protection. For the farmers, the question would be asked more and more “I can get the harvest into the barn at all,” said Moosbrugger.

Basically, agriculture has a very good image, it was said with reference to a survey of under 1000 people. For 83 percent of the respondents, it is important for rural areas and the village structures, 70 percent are of the opinion that they produce according to the highest quality standards, 59 percent believed that the farmers were committed to the interests of consumers. And the AMA seal of approval was also queried: three quarters of the respondents see it as very or rather credible.

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