Private households bought less fresh fruit in 2022
Looking back, the fruit and vegetable market was significantly influenced by several factors last year. On the one hand, the war in Ukraine initially caused energy and transport costs to rise, according to the current market report by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI). On the other hand, the weather conditions in the summer of 2022 put a strain on the whole of Europe. A heat wave like not seen for a long time was reflected in the yield of many crops, because in addition to the heat stress, a lack of water was one of the main problems in many growing areas, including in Germany. "The rising cost of inflation prompted many consumers to look more
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