Corona: Aldi reveals “unscrupulous” price plans – discounters as brazen “war profiteers”?

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The corona crisis uncovered major problems in the German economy. Aldi now wants to lower certain prices – suppliers, customers and an expert are outraged.

Munich / Mülheim – The Corona pandemic unexpectedly brought a very old problem back onto the table – literally: according to experts, the situation is in Germany Meat industry borderline for years. For employees mostly from other countries. And again and again for them Animals. Corona outbreaks in slaughterhouses are bringing new explosiveness to the topic.

Green politicians – but also the CSU – are calling for higher prices for meat products. But of all people one of the price makers in Germany Grocery store plans other: Aldi According to a report, the Purchase costs for meat and sausages reduce. If it actually happens, other chains are likely to follow.

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Aldi wants to cut meat prices despite Corona: letter circulates – and causes displeasure

The Food newspaper quoted online from a letter from Aldi south, which is available to the journal according to its own information. It is currently favorable Pork prices referred and asked: “Our common goal should be to take up this dynamic development very quickly and to convert it into an attractive offer for our customers”.

From Aldi north Similar letters circulated, it is said, citing sources in the meat industry. The two discounter sisters * planned one Sales price reduction on May 29th – the purchase prices could possibly even be reduced retrospectively on May 1st.

Aldi in the Corona crisis: “Light a fuse on a political powder keg”

The tightened cheap course just on the sensitive topic flesh unsurprisingly provides resistance. According to Lebensmittelzeitung, suppliers are having “very demanding” discussions Aldi buyers the speech.

Other interlocutors of the weekly newspaper apparently became even clearer. Aldi ignite “the fuse on a political powder keg” meat producers are quoted as saying “great lack of understanding” and a “wrong signal”. The necessary Corona measures are already putting providers under economic pressure. Also the German animal welfare association spoke of a completely wrong signal in view of the price reductions Aldi was aiming for.

“Aldi’s demands are completely unscrupulous,” said the President of the Federal Association of the German Meat Products Industry, Sarah Dhem, the dpa. Especially in view of the efforts of the sausage industry in recent weeks to ensure security of supply in the corona crisis with great effort, the demand does not fit in with the times. The level, pace and timing of the price demands met with resentment in the industry.

Corona focuses on the meat industry – Aldi apparently still wants to push prices down

Aldi have conversations with on request Sausage providers confirmed, writes the sheet. The price development is currently difficult to predict, the argued Discounters: “For this reason, we asked suppliers of sausage products whether in this situation the previous tender procedure should be followed or whether a flexible, pragmatic approach that was adapted to the dynamic markets should be adopted”.

At the same time, the discounter top dog tried to appease. “As responsible business people” you always take into account the benefits of the customers as well as the “partnership relationship with suppliers”. At a Calming the markets Therefore, a “return to the previous procedure should be discussed”.

Aldi wants to use meat prices in the corona crisis: discounters as “war profiteers”? First boycott calls

Nevertheless, there is already some fierce criticism on social networks. “We have to boycott these stores,” was already read on Twitter on Wednesday. The Social scientist Professor Stefan Sell spoke looking at the Debate over meat prices in a post by “war profiteers”. Aldi’s approach fits the current discussion “like a fist on the eye”.