The disappointing price of strawberries this year is failing farmers in Romania

Published 2024년 5월 12일

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A Romanian farmer, Alexandru Fazekas, has expressed his family's difficulties in making a living from strawberry farming due to low prices. The family, which operates a four-hectare strawberry plantation and vegetable farm, is experiencing challenges as the price for directly sold strawberries has halved compared to last year. Despite the high-quality produce, the family is struggling to break even. They have tried unsuccessfully to sell to supermarkets due to complex requirements and have seen a slight increase in sales since a Tik Tok post but are still disappointed with the offered prices.

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Farming no longer works. We sell quality strawberries for next to nothing. For the last 20 years, this is the most difficult season for us. See you in London next year. A Tik Tok video with this message became popular among Romanian users of the social network. Its author is the young Alexandru Fazekas from Halmeu, Satu Mare District. With it, he announced that his family was determined to abandon the strawberry plantations, we learn from Agrointel. The story of La Fraiseraie - from laughing in the bank to top brand The business of the Fazekas family covers an area of four hectares of strawberries, and the farm also grows vegetables. Compared to last year, the price situation is much more difficult, with Romanian farmers now receiving a price of only a few lei for fruit sold directly from the farm. We are not giving up the business, but we are discouraged and disappointed. We grow strawberries on only four hectares because we have other areas with different vegetables. The current ...

Source: Agri