Mallorca's PSOE and the Chamber of Commerce Track the Island's Economic Reality

José Cabrera Noda and Juan Jesús Rodríguez Marichal meet at the Fuerteventura Chamber of Commerce

The Socialist Party (PSOE) of Fuerteventura is conducting a dedicated monitoring of the island’s economic situation and its impact on two crucial fronts:

• The primary sector, which depends on a variety of imported supplies to keep its activities running.
• Local households, whose main expenses are tied to housing costs and supermarket prices.

In this context, José Cabrera, Secretary of Municipal Policy and Food Sovereignty for the PSOE of Fuerteventura, held an institutional meeting with Juan Jesús Rodríguez Marichal, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Fuerteventura. The purpose was to analyse the current economic climate, which is already feeling the repercussions of the Iran war through higher fuel prices and, consequently, increased costs for all imported goods.

“The rise in air and sea transport costs affects the prices of raw materials for the primary sector and food in the Canary Islands, and its impact is amplified in Fuerteventura because of the island’s double insularity,” said José Cabrera.

Meeting Highlights

• Focus on key productive sectors – agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and related services.
• Challenges identified:
  • Rising cost of living for residents.
  • Employment trends and the need for job creation.
  • Opportunities for sustainable economic development.
• Policy needs:
  • Implementation of measures that promote stability and sustainable growth.
  • Strengthening collaboration between public institutions and the business community to generate synergies that improve the quality of life for Majorero citizens and reinforce the island’s economic model.

Both parties agreed on the importance of maintaining continuous dialogue and joint workspaces to address Fuerteventura’s social and economic demands, especially as ongoing international shifts create new local