The market of fruits and vegetables: an octopus with three hearts that devours the farmers

The market for fruits and vegetables here is complex, opaque, and works to the detriment of farmers and consumers. Between the farm and the stand, the price doubles, and the state watches without intervening. As a result, producers are disappearing, and traders are becoming more numerous. Good day on Sunday! On Friday evening, the Branch Chamber "Fruits and Vegetables" called on the Commission for Protection of Competition to analyze the sector. To thoroughly investigate the market and present clear data on how it functions. It is not clear whether the CPC will accept the proposal. If it does so conscientiously, the complex and possibly deliberately distorted market will be revealed from below as a room-sized giant octopus with three hearts, feasting on the labor of farmers. The fruit and vegetable market is not chaotic – it is deliberately distorted In 2025, the antitrust commission traced the path of dairy products and markups – from farms to store shelves. Attention was also ...