At the DA supermarket, at the BA market. Orban contradicts himself

Ludovic Orban makes contradictory statements after the markets close.

“There are about 100 markets that cannot be opened and obviously there have been outlets organized. We must also take into account that winter is coming and when the situation allows it, we will allow the opening of markets with very strict rules. ..) The customers of the market are the elderly at risk of developing severe forms (of the disease, in case of COVID infection no). Well, I had nothing to do with agricultural producers “. the prime minister said. “The lowest degree of compliance with health protection measures was in these markets,” said Ludovic Orban, adding that “we have been with the Romanian manufacturer for a long time, it can be seen in the government program, where we have many measures to be supported. the small producer “.

The prime minister says that intermediaries are needed to sell Romanian fruit and vegetables in supermarkets, but criticizes their existence in the case of markets.

“Things are very simple, I have also spoken the companies that run the supermarkets and say very clearly that they would like to buy Romanian products, the problem is that I cannot take from every single producer, which is not profitable, there are some steps to be performed by the manufacturer: collection, transport, storage, conservation “. Ludovic Orban said.

The Prime Minister continued: “In many markets, the seller is not always the producer. Many mayors give permission, the producer certificate, to some who do not even have a square meter, who have not dug in their lives and who have not planted a tomato or a potato in their entire existence ”.

As a small addition, neither the supermarket managers nor the cashiers are producers. Markets are “outlets” not to be confused with traditional fairs. The difference is that the person who sells at the market buys fruit and vegetables from producing farmers and generally does not bring them from China, Spain, Turkey, Poland, etc. The people of the camp sell large quantities at low prices for fear of not staying with production and having money for next year’s production. Also, marketers sell for a higher price, at the stall, which includes transportation, paying the stall rent, and what we call a “trade surcharge”, because basically, that surcharge is the trader’s “salary”.