Dominique Chargé, president of the Agricultural Cooperation, which represents one in three food brands, wants to reopen price negotiations with large retailers to take into account the economic consequences linked to the war in Ukraine.
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“The war in Ukraine will affect the cost of food“, warned Dominique Chargé, president of the Agricultural Cooperation, eco guest of franceinfo on Tuesday March 8. The organization, which represents one in three food brands in France, asks the large retailers to “reopen negotiationson the prices of products sold to consumers.
Manufacturers, however, have just completed annual price negotiations with large retailers. They agreed on a 3% increase. But these agreements”did not already cover all the increases in production costs that we had to face in 2021 and early 2022“, estimates Dominique Chargé, who wants to negotiate new tariff increases. “The conflict will have a further impact on our production costs.“
The sector representative highlights the soaring cost of raw materials and energy, while the government is preparing a resilience plan for several sectors, including agri-food. For professionals, the Agricultural Cooperation demands “a shield to cap gas prices“, like the shield put in place for households.
According to Dominique Chargé, “energy is important in production, especially to heat our chicks when they start. It is also important for making fertilizers and in processing products.“. The leader, received this Tuesday, March 8 by the Prime Minister, affirms that the government is thinking about it and looking for a solution “Europe-wide“.