Cabinet shoots duped gardeners to help with short-time working – Volkskrant

Cabinet shoots duped gardeners to help with short-time working – Volkskrant

By: Editorial – 15/08/14, 13:30

© anp. The vegetable section of the Jumbo.

The government is taking measures to support those affected by the Russian boycott. Companies Companies affected by the boycott include fruits and vegetables, hard can request shorter working hours for their staff. The scheme is open this afternoon.

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  Sharon Dijksma Secretary (Economic Affairs ) today came out with a crate including broccoli, tomatoes, eggplant, grapes, cucumber and apple to the first Cabinet.

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Vegetable and fruit growers and transport companies who suddenly have less work by the Russian sanctions may WW benefit will apply for the hours their employees this may not work.

Sharon Dijksma Secretary (Economic Affairs) announced earlier today that the government is preparing measures that companies affected by the sanctions, the head longer top water can hold. In addition, she mentioned except temporarily allow short-time work also broadening guarantees and finding new markets.

Supplement
Dutch package is intended to complement the measures expected at European level. Dijksma have argued earlier in Europe, for example, to create to buy crops and perishable goods left over by the Russian sanctions, ask for food banks and other social institutions. Available possible Future Dijksma talks with the industry and include the food banks on ways to “give good food to good use.”

Monday becomes clear how the European countries want to minimize disruption. Boycott Brussels has a crisispot 400 million to absorb this kind. Market distortions in agriculture LTO Netherlands think there is some EUR 1 billion is needed, but Dijksma find it too early to call amounts. She finds it especially important that countries in Europe are taking steps together.

Supermarkets
supermarkets in the Netherlands, united in the Food Retail (CBL), to investigate whether and how they can support those affected by the Russian boycott. Dutch growers and farmers A spokesperson of the trade association said today.

The CBL will talk about this with the parties involved, including farming and horticultural organization LTO Netherlands and the government. “We think it is a sad thing that growers get into trouble by Russian actions and wish to the parties examine whether and how supermarkets could possibly help,” said the spokeswoman.

It points out that making joint agreements is not easy because “the competition quickly gets in the way.”

Jumbo
Jumbo said earlier fruits and vegetables homegrown to promote it in response to the Russian boycott today. The supermarket chain said this in response to the needs of many customers who want to support. Dutch growers

The company also wants growers’ heart and stabbing. By far the largest part of the fruit and vegetables Jumbo sells, they say comes from the Netherlands.

The market leader Albert Heijn claim to love to spend. Dutch products (cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes on the vine) to the attention Saturday in its supermarkets already a ‘one-off action of a day

import ban takes Dutch producers and traders certainly 1 billion euros, the farming and horticultural organization LTO Netherlands and marketing organization GroentenFruit House quantified. Affects banned in the Netherlands mainly suppliers of horticulture products such as tomato, pepper and cucumber. The market also includes fruit, mainly apples and pears, and mushrooms.

The damage concerns the trade value of exports per year. Not taken into account is the indirect damage caused by price erosion. From all over Europe come to Russia intended directly extra volume available on the European market. This is not ready for that and drop is the consequence.