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Spain: Union of Unions denounces the scandalous differences between the original and final price of the products

Fruits
Vegetables
Spain
Published Jul 13, 2022

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The Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions has denounced the "scandalous differences" in the prices of some fruit and vegetable products from their departure from the field at origin to the arrival at the distribution center shelves . The agrarian organization has chosen some fruit and vegetable products and has compared their price at origin in the field with official data, later in the wholesale and intermediary markets and finally in distribution. "The data reveals that, in this exorbitant increase in food, the producers are the ones who bear the brunt," they explained from Unión de Uniones. Some seasonal products such as melons or watermelons experience price increases of 293% and 511%, respectively. Thus, according to the figures handled by the agricultural organization, the producer receives on average 0.36 cents per kilo for a watermelon, while in the intermediate phase the benefit ..

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MADRID, July 12 (EUROPA PRESS) - Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions has denounced the "scandalous differences" existing in the prices of some fruit and vegetable products from their departure from the field at origin until their arrival on the shelves of distribution centers. The agrarian organization has chosen some fruit and vegetable products and has compared their price at origin in the field with official data, later in the wholesale and intermediary markets and finally in distribution. "The data reveals that, in this exorbitant increase in food, the producers are the ones who bear the brunt," they explained from Unión de Uniones. Some seasonal products such as melons or watermelons experience price increases of 293% and 511%, respectively. Thus, according to the figures handled by the agricultural organization, the producer receives an average of 0.36 cents per kilo for a watermelon, while in the intermediate phase the benefit amounts to 0.93 euro cents and in the final ...
Source: europapress
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