G. Georgantas: No problems in the country’s supply chain

There is no question of adequacy in the country’s supply chain, stressed the Minister of Rural Development and Food, George Georgantas, speaking at the 7th Delphi Economic Forum.

“There is no danger for a country that produces and a chain that operates normally,” he said, stressing that “stocks in all critical products are very high,” citing as an example the sunflower oil for which he said “and nothing to import.” we are covered for five months “.

Then Mr. Georgantas stressed that in our country there are about 380,000 acres of set-aside which could be cultivated “without farmers losing the benefits of greenery” as he noted.

He said that the goal of the Ministry of Regional Development and Government is “to support farmers to produce as much as possible.”

“Production costs for producers have increased,” said Mr. Georgantas, adding that “we are trying to empower farmers and reduce production costs. To be able to give their product at a price that is affordable for the consumer.”

Speaking about the phenomena of scandal, the Minister of Rural Development and Food pointed out that the controls have increased and have brought results, stated that we will “escalate these actions together with the competent ministries” and stressed that an amendment will be submitted to Parliament in the near future. “in public the names of those who speculate” something that according to him “will act as a catalyst in the fight against speculation”.

Finally, the competent minister referred to the steps that have been taken in recent years in the primary sector, saying that “Greece in the last two years has a positive balance in agricultural products by 500 million euros. We export more than we import.”

However, he said that in some products that are widely consumed in our country, most of them are imported, such as beef, whose imports amount to 85%. “We need to reduce our dependence on imports for specific products. Steps must be taken to achieve this,” he said.