From 1 kg of oranges, the supermarket earns 46 cents, the wholesaler 35, while the producer 15, less than the VAT of 19 cents in the state
Them challenging appreciations recorded in agricultural productsfruits and vegetables, from cultivation to their retail sale, describes with example oranges his report Open which monitors how the 250% markupwith the lion’s share going into the pockets of wholesalers and retailers.
Specifically, the producers who grow sell their oranges at a price of around 0.40 euros, of which they earn just 15 cents per kiloas the rest are production and harvesting costs.
The profit of wholesalers is bigger, at 35 cents per kilowhile for the Super Market and the retail sale the profit reaches the 46 cents per kilo. Somehow, the original price of 0.4 euros becomes 1.4 euros increased by 250%.
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2024-02-23 14:46:29