El alza del precio de las materias primas — ahora en descenso — ha supuesto un revulsivo, acompañado del aumento de los costes de producción de fertilizantes y piensos, y ha arrastrado a una serie de sectores, como el ovino o el vacuno de carne, a una profunda crisis.
The increase in the price of raw materials – now falling again – was a salutary lesson for us, accompanied as it was by the increase in feed and fertiliser production costs, and has dragged a number of sectors, such as the sheep and beef sectors, into deep crisis.