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Why are bread, potatoes and other foods becoming more and more expensive? Is it the supermarkets' greed for more and more profits? In the video, experts confirm:
“Food is hardly getting cheaper, although raw material costs have now fallen.” - Lisa Völkel from the Federation of German Consumer Organizations
“The profits do not reach the producers.” —Anke Kähler from Die Freien Bäcker
“We can barely live from our work and the supermarkets are filling their bellies with profits.” —Antje Hollander from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft
“If the government doesn’t put a stop to this, many will be affected by increased poverty.” —Reinhild Benning from Environmental Action Germany
