In France, gardeners are uprooting their orchards because of low apple prices

Published Jan 24, 2023

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French gardeners are demanding a price increase for apples as they face rising costs, leading them to uproot their orchards in several regions. The French National Association of Apples and Pears (ANPP) has reported this issue through its LinkedIn page, citing the need for additional €0.20/kg from customers, distributors, and processors to save the industry. With France being the primary producer of apples, the loss of 1.26 hectares of orchards per day, the association emphasizes the necessity for increased prices to sustain the industry.

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In several regions of France, gardeners began uprooting their orchards with demands to raise the purchase price of apples. This is reported by the French National Association of Apples and Pears (ANPP) on its LinkedIn page. "In Angers, Avignon, Montauban, Limousin or Hautes-Alpes, several hundred producers gathered to show the difficulties of French orchards in the face of rising costs," the associations noted. In order to save the French orchard, the producers demand only an additional €0.20/kg from their customers, distributors and processors. Although France is the ...

Source: Agrotimes