The fire in Attica came to give the producers of the Marathon the gratuitous shot in an already reduced production due to the dry and arid winter.
The prices in the public markets are expected to “bite” even more when the demand starts to increase with the return of the licensees.
Concerned producers and consumers
“A total disaster. After many years of hard work, we have nothing left. We can’t farm, we don’t know what will happen tomorrow, we have no income”say the producers.
In a summer with heatwaves and prolonged drought, the fire came to burden the producers even more.
“The issue of shortages and price hikes has been going on for some time due to weather conditions. And now the fire has come to add the icing on the cake”says the president of the Marathon agricultural association, Alexandros Varsos.
After the horticultural crops destroyed by the fire in crops in Marathon and Varnava, consumers are expressing their concerns that there will be price hikes in basic food items.
“The world is destroyed, what will we eat? We won’t have anything to eat afterwards either.”
Tons of tomatoes, courgettes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce and herbs have been damaged, resulting in deficiencies in the public markets to make their appearance.
“In Barnabas all the crops were damaged. He left no orchard to Barnabas”say the producers.
In fact, due to the shortages, it is possible that the first ones will also appear in the coming days revaluations in the market of Athens.
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