Racket stalls, in kiosks the prices multiply by 20

Published 2020년 9월 23일

Tridge summary

The article highlights a scandal in Rome where seasonal fruits are sold at exorbitant prices in tourist areas, sometimes up to twenty times the price paid to farmers. This malpractice, uncovered by Coldiretti in collaboration with the GdF and Local Police, involves a complex extortion, threat, and favoritism network, with eighteen arrests and the seizure of 1 million. The scam extends beyond fruits to include soft drinks, ice cream, and flowers, often involving Asian citizens who act on behalf of the real licensees. The Agromafie Report by Coldiretti, Eurispes, and the Agromafie Observatory reveals a power system that earns substantial profits and charges outrageous prices, such as 3 or 4 euros for a bottle of water. This situation is particularly detrimental to the perception of 'Made in Italy' and the city's tourism industry, which is already struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Original content

In the kiosks located in the main itineraries of the cities of art and in the most renowned tourist resorts, seasonal fruit is sold at jewelry prices, with values up to twenty times higher than those paid to farmers. It is Coldiretti who denounced a malpractice with heavy effects on the image of Made in Italy in reference to the operation of the GdF and the Local Police that vanquished the street trading racket in Rome with eighteen arrests and the seizure of 1 million for extortion, threats, favors. A deception that - underlines Coldiretti - can also concern, for example, the quality with the offer throughout the year of frozen roasted chestnuts without any respect for seasonality. But the business extends from fruit to soft drinks, from ice cream to flowers that often sees Asian citizens at work, who actually operate "in the name and on behalf" of the real licensees. According to the Agromafie Report of Coldiretti, Eurispes and Agromafie Observatory in the capital there is a ...
Source: Coldiretti

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