Firstly, cereal prices were high on the world market; a high intervention price would impede the competitiveness of EU cereals; secondly, as a safety net mechanism intervention should only be triggered when there was a serious crisis.
Esiteks on teraviljahinnad maailmaturul kõrged ja kõrge sekkumishind vähendaks ELi teravilja konkurentsivõimet, teiseks tuleks sekkumist turvavõrguna kasutada ainult tõsise kriisi korral.