It was announced as new, but was already established in 2015. We are talking about the Value Chain Observatory, published seven years ago in Diário da República and created with the aim of “studying and deepening information about price formation and its transmission along the food supply chain”.
During this time, and according to Eco, it met three times and with the new government taking office there were no more reports on its activities.
Until last Sunday, the day when the Minister of Agriculture, Maria do Céu Antunes, announced an observatory – already formalized in October 2022 by her – justifying the need to “study all measures to mitigate interruptions”. that existed at all stages of the food chain and ensure that consumers pay a fair price”.
Source: DN
