date:Apr 15, 2014
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Although carrot prices were correct, vegetables such as cauliflowers saturated the market. The President of the GPLM is asking for public authorities to action a ''natural calamity'' aid.
Chicory producers are also suffering with a 20% drop in sales. Due to a mild winter consumers turned to salad and tomatoes- which are now available year round. Chicory dropped from 0.85/kilo last year to 0.50 this year.
''At under 1.30/kilo sale price in large retailers, the producer is definitely