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Several food products, the prices of which are increasing in France, remain cheaper in some of our neighbors. This is the case in Italy, which leads the French border workers to rush to go shopping there.
Some French people go to a supermarket in Ventimiglia, in Italy, to do their shopping. Like two couples from Nice, who took only one car to save gas costs. And they are sure to be doing good business. “We come about once a quarter, confides one of the Niçoises. It’s still 30 to 40% cheaper.“In this supermarket Italyn, 90% of the clientele is French.
The same piece of Parmesan is 38% more expensive in France than Italy. Likewise, a fresh pasta reference costs 17% more in France than in the supermarket. Italynot. European statistics also confirm that certain food products are much less expensive in Italy. Fruit and vegetables are thus 19% cheaper than in France, and oils and fats 15% less expensive on the other side of the border.
Si Bastiano Orengo, the owner of the supermarket of Ventimiglia, manages to cut some prices, it is because it says it works with shorter circuits. “We really buy in the factory, there is no middleman“, he explains. On the other hand, some products like milk or bread are more expensive in Italy.