2023-05-29 02:04:00
Imagine, dear reader, that at a given moment and due to the confluence of a series of factors, you run out of part of your food; the mattress of his bed also disappears and the toilet bowl is damaged and there are no spare parts. Well, that’s what’s happening this year with straw and animals.
The straw is a very difficult product to replace in the feeding of certain livestock species; It is a basic element for your well-being because it is used as a bed and, at the same time, it is. the equivalent of a toilet bowl. Come on, three functions in one and a basic, essential and almost irreplaceable element. And it turns out that this year, as a consequence of the significant drought suffered by Spain, there are no cereals, no grain, and no straw. The ranchers are desperate to get what remains of previous campaigns, which has been put at the price of gold. For example, in the Lonja de León its price has tripled in relation to what existed a year ago now. But the most important problem is not only price, which is also, but supply, because the supply will be very scarce.
In the eyes of ordinary citizens it may seem like a minor issue, but it certainly is not. Most farmers and ranchers know the importance of this merchandise, often described as a “by-product” and not valued enough. We only realize the importance of something when it is missing and this will be the case with straw this year and until next year’s harvests are done.
Surely the shortage of straw can also become one of the main concerns for the councilors of Agriculture of many autonomous communities. As a result of yesterday’s elections, it is very likely that a few will change and the absence of straw in the market will be one of the problems that will be on their table in the coming months. Since it will not be the only one, they will have to learn quickly and quickly to separate the wheat from the chaff, but starting from the basis that the latter is very valuable.
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