A delegation of arborists was received by the managers of the two structures
. “We met on Friday, the affected producers, and we reached a tariff agreement”, soberly states the direction of communication from Carrefour in an e-mail. Without giving any details or amount.
“A warning step”
On the side of Intermarché, whose operation of the base was interrupted for three hours, the message from Les Mousquetaires clarifies that “after today’s discussions, a meeting was planned for early February between the producers, the associations and Intermarket. These decisions are taken on national level for the brand”.
Action “punch” by tree growers in Cher: Carrefour and Intermarché shopping centers blocked this Friday, in Bourges
Pascal Clavier, arborist, head of the section at FNSEA, emphasizes “the smooth running of these interviews. We explained to them our warning process. We asked them to commit to a transparent debate and concrete actions. We, producers, need these marketing tools , and we want distributors who are not opportunists making excess margins. »
The Leclerc hypermarket in Saint-Doulchard was not blocked, but had the right to spilled apples in the roundabout access to the supermarket on the RD2076. Patrick Guitton, who was not there on Friday, did not receive the delegation and does not feel “concerned” about this approach: “We work directly with a few local producers with a common agreement on prices. Direct sales in local supermarkets represent 20% of production by wood growers in Cher. The remaining 80% goes via wholesalers. “It is at national level that things need to change,” concludes Pascal Clavier.
Celine Chouard
The managers of Intermarché and Carrefour in Bourges did not want to answer us directly and called their communications department to give us some details.
