Apple and pear producers from Río Negro Province today are giving away 10 tons of fruit on the Plaza de Mayo to draw attention to the severe crisis the fruit sector is currently undergoing. We get between AR $2 and AR $2.50 for a kilo of apples. In fact, consumers boycotted supermarkets on two different occasions in April and May to protest inflated prices under the rallying cry #SuperVacíos (#EmptySupermarkets). Imagine that a competitive price for a kilo of fruit in the international market is about US $1. “Usually, the country places between 480,000 and 500,000 tons of fruit overseas, between pears and apples.

Source: The Bubble August 23, 2016 16:07 UTC