A green federal agriculture minister was not Germany's farmers' dream.
Traditionally, they tend to see the Union and the FDP by their side.
It was therefore not surprising that Cem Özdemir criticized the supposed “junk prices” for food as one of his first acts.
A kilogram of minced meat for less than 6 euros, a kilo of potatoes for less than one euro: farmers have long been annoyed by such enticement offers from the trade.
But even Özdemir's predecessor had little success with similar criticism.
On the one hand, groceries in Germany do not cost as little on average as is often claimed.
On the other hand, politics is not there to define feel-good prices for an industry.
It is your job to set the right framework conditions.
To ensure that the animals are doing well in the stables and that agriculture makes its contribution to climate protection.
But also to ensure that food remains affordable for those people who, unlike many Green voters, are not among the high earners.