In a joint declaration to the EU, Latin American banana farmers criticized the insufficient assumption of costs in the sustainable production of food.
A rethink is necessary so that the comparatively high sustainability standards of the EU can be met and necessary investments can be covered.
At the moment, the producers themselves would have to pay for the bulk of the cost increase.
According to the statement, this is due to the price war in European supermarkets.
This has led to unstable trade relations.
For these reasons, the majority of farmers were unable to conclude contracts or had to give in to price pressure and offer products at unprofitable prices.