Farmers: Cereals No Longer Profitable in Austria

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The Austrian farmers sound the alarm: "At current prices, we can no longer grow grain," warns Georg Strasser, head of the ÖVP Farmers' Association. While producer prices are stagnating, production costs are rising – for many farmers, cultivation is becoming increasingly unprofitable. This becomes particularly clear when it comes to bread. Of a kilo of flour that ends up in a loaf of bread, just 20 cents go to the farmers – with a semmel it is ju…

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The petition "Stop skidding prices" draws attention to abuses in the value chain, which is supposed to change.

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The farmers' confederation is alarming because farmers only have one cent per semmel. Strasser: "At current prices, we cannot produce cereals in Austria."

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VIENNA. For a ton of ground wheat, a farmer had recently received around 180 euros, a decrease of 15 percent compared to the same period last year.