Norway: Urgency for redistribution, fairer agricultural policy

Published 2021년 5월 10일

Tridge summary

Negotiations are underway for a fair agricultural settlement as there is a significant disparity in profits between farmers and retailers. The example given shows that the retailer makes three times as much as the farmer for selling a loaf of bread. The author argues that this is unfair as farmers have many expenses, while retailers have lower costs. The author suggests regulating the number of shops, which could lead to cost savings and a fairer agricultural settlement for farmers. This could result in higher profits for farmers without increasing the cost for consumers.

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Original content

Negotiations on the agricultural settlement are underway. There are many conditions and details from both parties that are difficult to obtain for many. Here is an example that is easy to understand: It shows how much each gets of a bread that weighs approx. 750 grams and costs approx. 25 kroner in the store: The farmer gets 2 kroner for the grain that goes with a loaf of bread. The mill receives NOK 2.50 to grind the grain. The baker gets NOK 10.50 to bake the bread. The shop gets 7 kroner to sell the bread. The state receives NOK 3 in VAT. This example shows that the shop takes 3.5 times as much to sell the bread as the farmer gets to produce the grain for a loaf of bread. There is a big difference in input factors and work for the farmer and the shop. The farmer has expenses for seeds, fertilizers, fuel + use of tractor, field sprayer combine harvesters, etc. The store's work effort is to turn the amount of bread into the checkout, because the baker puts the bread on the shelf ...

Source: Bondebladet