Descend to the wreck of the Villa de Pitanxo

Although it is the responsibility of the Merchant Navy, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries spoke of the struggle of the relatives of those who died in the sinking of the Villa de Pitanxo – which occurred on February 15 off the coast of Canada — to bring it down on the wreckage, a measure that the Government submits at the request of the court or the technical commission investigating the accident. “No decision has been made in this regard,” he pointed out and later recalled that it did not even take 48 hours to dress the families. He recalled that this is a matter for the General Directorate of Merchant Marine, but that it will be lowered “if there is something to clarify”. This is of course not “an easy task”, but he stressed the government’s willingness to work with families and said the issue should not be “controversial” by anyone.

The import of cereals

Beyond fisheries issues, the Minister also spoke about issues affecting the countryside, a sector engulfed by the wave of inflation affecting all of Europe. Although he stressed that Spain has the guarantee of corn and the grated necessary to supply feed producers, acknowledged that these grains are quoted at higher prices. And about the project in which Spain is involved to bring grain from Ukraine overland, he admitted that “it is complicated and expensive”. This is why I have confidence in the supply of the 15 million tonnes of cereals (in particular maize) that the country must import to cover its needs for the shipments currently arriving from Canada and of United States.