The increase in costs in the Austrian food industry is becoming increasingly worrying

Harvest declines and current negative market trends are also hampering food production in Austria. Katharina Koßdorff, executive director of the Food Industry Association, talks about the “historical avalanche” that currently prevails among farmers. The rise in the cost of agricultural raw materials, packaging and logistics has continued in recent months, Koßdorff complains. The negative effects of the harvest and the huge disruptions in global logistics chains affect prices at all levels, “and virtually simultaneously”. In addition, the costs of energy, such as electricity, gas and fuels, are rising. "Companies cannot switch to another supplier, a logistics service provider, they cannot order agricultural goods and raw materials in the required quality and quantity either domestically or from the world market," says Koßdorff. Extreme weather conditions led to large-scale crop losses of blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and apricots. When they were even available in the ...