Tridge summary
German fruit producers are leaving their apples unharvested due to the cost of production exceeding selling prices. Retailers are offering 40 cents per kilogram, while production costs are 60 cents per kilogram. Additionally, labor costs have increased due to a rise in the minimum wage, and storage costs have tripled due to high electricity prices. As a result, harvesting is seen as a financial loss.
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In addition to fruit growers from Belgium and the Netherlands, producers in Germany also leave uncollected and unplugged apples in their orchards. At their cost, harvesting means "doing business." According to the German media, apples remain on trees in one of the horticultural regions near Hamburg in Lower Saxony. Inhabitants can see "carpets" of uncovered apples on the ground. Why are fruit growers in Germany not picking up part of this year's harvest? As they calculate, the costs exceed the selling prices. Demand is low, retailers currently offer only 40 cents, which is PLN 1.90 / kg. However, wholesale prices are even lower. The cost of producing a kilogram of apples in Germany this season was calculated at the level of 60 cents, i.e. PLN 2.86 / kg. Growers also pay attention to labor costs. The ...
Source: Sad24
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