Fruit and vegetable growers suffering from high grocery store prices

Fruit and vegetable growers suffering from high grocery store pricesHigher operating costs caused by government programs also hurting the sector. Ottawa-High grocery store prices for fruits and vegetables are turning off consumers from buying them and that is hurting the country’s growers, says Rebecca Lee, Executive Director of Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC). Fresh fruit prices were up 9.6 per cent in March 2022 compared with the same month of 2021. Vegetable prices in stores will increase by another 6 to 8 per cent in 2023, she told the Commons agriculture committee. The lower sales have left many of the country 14,000 fruit and vegetable growers struggling financially, she said.