I begyndelsen af høsten sidste år, på et tidspunkt, hvor kornpriserne lå i top, nægtede Kommissionen at give eksporttilladelser, hvilket medførte, at Unionen tabte vigtige arabiske eksportmarkeder. ###>Last year at the beginning of our campaign, when world prices were at their highest, the Commission did not issue any export certificates and, as a result, the EU lost the large Arab markets.