3 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the Commission's Communication and the approach adopted in it, which defines raw materials and agricultural commodities as a matter of prime concern for the EU; notes that raw materials form the majority of the overall Communication and regrets, however, that agriculture is addressed as only a limited part;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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4. Reiterates calls for increased transparency, better and more timely information on food commodity reserves and stocks; reaffirms its support for a system of global food reserves, under the aegis of the UN system of institutions, and believes the EU should play a leading role in promoting this initiative; is supportive of the recent efforts undertaken by the G20 towards more information exchange in food production forecasts;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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5. Reiterates its commitment to tackling extreme price volatility, given market behaviour in the case of agricultural commodities; recalls the fact that the market for agricultural products is structurally volatile, with seasonality of production, climatic events and other factors that prevent producers from adapting to demand fluctuations in a short time; highlights that in the medium term we can expect higher agricultural commodity prices, but that farmers are still likely to be faced with increased price volatility and increased input production costs; recalls that agriculture is a sector of strategic interest and that its functioning may not be left only to market forces; stresses that higher prices for agricultural commodities rarely result in higher incomes for farmers; firmly believes that food security will be seriously compromised if urgent measures are not taken to address these issues;