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Prices: Italian fruit cheaper in Germany
Italy
Friday 05 September 2008
This is a proof of the price distortion in the Country from the field to vendors. Italy’s fruit actually increase by an average 200% before reaching Italian consumers.
“The difference of the price in Germany - Coldiretti underlines - is between 10 and 15% despite transport costs influence by around 30% the retail price of fruit and vegetables”. Coldiretti reminds that, according a recent Antitrust survey, consumer prices applied by retail chains in the fruit&vegetable segment are significantly higher than those in corner markets or by street vendors. Charges in the supply chain therefore vary between 77 and 294%, depending on the numbers of transfers.
“There is a large gap that can be improved between price at fields and consumer prices to guarantee adequate profit to agricultural companies and cheap purchase to consumers”, Coldiretti concludes.
“The difference of the price in Germany - Coldiretti underlines - is between 10 and 15% despite transport costs influence by around 30% the retail price of fruit and vegetables”. Coldiretti reminds that, according a recent Antitrust survey, consumer prices applied by retail chains in the fruit&vegetable segment are significantly higher than those in corner markets or by street vendors. Charges in the supply chain therefore vary between 77 and 294%, depending on the numbers of transfers.
“There is a large gap that can be improved between price at fields and consumer prices to guarantee adequate profit to agricultural companies and cheap purchase to consumers”, Coldiretti concludes.
