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Fuel shortage: traders penalized
Fuel shortage: traders penalized
The fuel shortage penalizes traders, who must deliver their products to markets or to their customers.
In Chouzy-sur-Cisse (Loir-et-Cher), Dominique Blin, beekeeper at Rucher d’Orion, has fuel to smoke his bees, but he no longer has a drop of fuel to deliver his honey. And this has been going on for four days. “I no longer make deliveries (…). I’m waiting for the weekend to see what happens”confides the beekeeper.
Market aisles are sparse
However, everything is ready in its stock: 800 jars of honey are there, and around forty customers, professionals and individuals, are waiting for their orders. “It represents 50% of my production”precise Dominique Blin, who also cannot deliver to the markets. On the Orléans market (Loiret), Tuesday October 18, the aisles are sparse. For the first time in 17 years, Vincent Roussel, caterer, was unable to go to a market due to lack of gasoline. We also have to deal with the additional cost of fuel and electricity, which leads some traders to increase their prices.
