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"Madam President, let us just say openly that there are powerful trade lobbies active in the European Union in whose interest it is to weaken European agriculture so that greater profits can be made by importing food from all over the world. We have heard it said many times in this Parliament that markets should be opened up in order to prevent prices rising. We reformed sugar production, opened up the markets, restricted sugar production in Europe and abolished export subsidies. What was the result? The result was that sugar prices did not fall, they simply increased. This should be a lesson for all of us. It is not the way forward. I agree with Mr Smith who said that the market is not the answer. We really should not bow to the trade lobbyists, but look to guarantee reasonable food prices by better protection of our agriculture, its production potential, and food security. Only then will we have sensible prices."@en1
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