Fruit and vegetable prices drop to their pre-crisis level in France

Published 2021년 7월 30일

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The French association Rural Families has reported that with the exception of cherries due to frost, the prices of most fruits and vegetables have recovered and are back to almost pre-pandemic levels. The overall price drop was 8% from June 2020 to June 2021, with a 4% decrease in fruit prices and an 11.5% decrease in vegetable prices. Organic fruits saw a 5% price drop, while conventional fruits were 3% cheaper. Conventional apricots and apples became more expensive, by 18% and 9% respectively, while melons became cheaper by 21%. The association urges the public to choose fruits and vegetables that are more affordable to support accessibility and to eat healthily. They also recommend that authorities implement a 'fruit and vegetable check' for the poor.

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With the exception of cherries, rare on the stalls because of the frost, most fruits and vegetables sold in France have returned to levels close to before the pandemic, calculates the association Rural Families in its annual observatory, published on Friday. . "Excluding cherries, prices fell by -8% overall between June 2020 and June 2021 (-4% for fruits and -11.5% for vegetables)", according to Rural Families. In detail, the prices of organic fruits have fallen by 5% overall, those of conventional by 3%. Apricots - which also suffered from frost - and apples experienced a marked increase in conventional products (+ 18% and + 9% respectively). Conversely, the melon fell by 21%. As for vegetables, organic products fell by 5%, conventional by 18%. Rural families carried out 111 price surveys from June 15 to 30 in hypermarkets, supermarkets, hard discount stores and organic brands, via a team of 83 "consumption watchers" in 38 departments. Its calculation is based on a basket of ...

Source: Bfmtv