LEGUMELE SE STRICĂ, FERMIERII LE ARUNCĂ

The sweltering temperatures these days are melting vegetables in greenhouses and the harvest in the fields, but they have also melted prices in the markets. Faced with the situation of harvesting vegetables in greenhouses, because they spoil due to the sweltering heat, vegetable producers in Mehedinți are forced to sell at very low prices. Wholesale, cucumbers have reached 50 bani per kilogram. The prices of watermelons or melons are also very low. This farmer from the Mehedinți commune Braniște has cultivated several hectares of watermelons and melons this year, as well as vegetables in the fields and in greenhouses. Market prices have also collapsed in recent weeks, and cucumbers sold wholesale have even reached 30 bani per kilogram. After having to throw hundreds of kg of cucumbers into the field, because no one was buying them, he abandoned the crop and gave up picking. There are farmers who haven't even spent money on the foil they use to cover their greenhouses Tomato prices have also dropped, and the temperatures in the greenhouses are like ovens. The hotter it is, the higher the risk of the product spoiling. Vegetable growers say that in addition to subsidies, they should be supported in selling their products. Due to the heat wave, temperatures in the greenhouses exceed 50 degrees, so farmers can only work at night, in the evening or in the morning.