"An unsustainable situation that is bringing the Sardinian livestock sector to its knees and pushing companies toward financial collapse."
This is the alarm raised by Cia Sardegna, which once again forcefully calls for an immediate review of the Ministry and European Commission's ruling regarding the unblocking of cattle movements on the island, currently paralyzed due to restrictions related to Lumpy Skin Disease.
"The prolonged travel ban is creating an unprecedented crisis throughout the entire cattle supply chain. Farmers in some areas of Sardinia, despite having complied with all the required regulations, are forced to keep animals ready for sale or fattening on their farms, resulting in overcrowding in stables and pastures and a complete paralysis of cash flow," the organization reports.
"There's no more time to waste. Every day of waiting represents irreversible economic damage for our farmers," stated Cia President and Regional Director Michele Orecchioni and Alessandro Vacca. "We are also calling for a significant acceleration of the process currently underway at the Regional Administrative Court (TAR): farms need immediate certainty to resume operations and plan for the future. The paralysis of movements is stifling a strategic sector for the island's economy."
Alongside the request for a halt to operations, Cia is urging the Region and the relevant institutions to prepare and pay compensation for the damages suffered due to the forced closure as quickly as possible. On this point, the agricultural organization sets a prerequisite for the compensation to be truly effective and fair: "The compensation calculation must include the entire farm herds, without any distinction or exclusion based on the age of the animals."
(Unioneonline)
