Comment on Berlin: Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoesComments−seb12047moI heard the potato harvest was generally good in Germany. This particular company is rumored to transition to organic farming in the next season.I think it is great to ensure the product gets used but I also heard that it puts many other potato farmers under price pressure in the area.−novaRomOP7moInterestingly, some other products are also cheaper today than few months ago:Basmati rice: -25% (2.5 Euro/Kg)Pork: -25% (7-8 Euro/Kg)Butter: -33% (4 Euro/Kg)Coffee beans: -25% (10-12 Euro/Kg)Chocolate: -15% (20-30 Euro/Kg)−BadBadJellyBean7moAnd then I went to the supermarket today and they wanted like €1.50 for a cucumber. A cucumber! That is essentially crispy water.−carlob7moTo be fair it is January, so your crispy water has to be grown in a heated greenhouse.−distances7moSmack in the middle of the coldest winter in years. It's not the tomato or cucumber season, obviously.
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I heard the potato harvest was generally good in Germany. This particular company is rumored to transition to organic farming in the next season.
I think it is great to ensure the product gets used but I also heard that it puts many other potato farmers under price pressure in the area.
Interestingly, some other products are also cheaper today than few months ago:
Basmati rice: -25% (2.5 Euro/Kg)
Pork: -25% (7-8 Euro/Kg)
Butter: -33% (4 Euro/Kg)
Coffee beans: -25% (10-12 Euro/Kg)
Chocolate: -15% (20-30 Euro/Kg)
And then I went to the supermarket today and they wanted like €1.50 for a cucumber. A cucumber! That is essentially crispy water.
To be fair it is January, so your crispy water has to be grown in a heated greenhouse.
Smack in the middle of the coldest winter in years. It's not the tomato or cucumber season, obviously.