- Food chains can not blame the farmers when they are doubling their prices – BergensAvisen

– The chains can praise as they want, but they should be honest with their customers about why prices are increasing, and it is thus to improve their bottom line, says an upset Jon Georg Dale (FRP) said.

Lower competition in summer

the most powerful price jumped concerned goods where there has been a price war between the chains, writes E24.

– there has been an extreme price war throughout the year and then there are some items that have been extremely low. So when the price of goods is now normal, it may be a leap in prices of individual goods, where price pressure has been greatest, says communication Lisemette Kjellberg Coop Norway.

Coop, Rema 1000 and Norway Group confirms price increases and provide four main reasons: price from suppliers, any increases in state taxes, agricultural settlement and currency changes.

– deliberate misinformation

– Two of these are manifestly unfounded, chains disinforms consciously or places the responsibility mistake, says agriculture and Food.

he explains that there are no increases in state taxes in sight, that the overall tax policy should help to lower the price level, and he calls agricultural settlement the cheapest in 10 years.

– When some items going up by 100 percent and chains owe the agricultural agreement, I shall be provoked.

the minister fears that frustrated consumers dishes frustration against the wrong place, that the Norwegian farmers and politicians.

– the chains admits it himself, the market is less price sensitive in the summer, so then retrieves the chains again surplus on goods they have on offer the rest of the year, says Dale.

Special agricultural settlement

– agricultural settlement years receive food prices to increase less than the normal wage and price inflation, says Dale.

According to the minister is the direct consequence of agricultural settlement, an increase of 100 per year in food costs for an average family.

the biggest price change adopted in the agricultural settlement was that the average price of potatoes was increased by 15 cents. These changes apply from 1 July, that same day that the chains have adjusted their prices. (© NTB)