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Cauliflower price

Cauliflower revolution (Lithuanian: Kalafiorų revoliucija) is the name of the spontaneous Lithuanian protest started by a dweller of the southwestern Lithuanian town of Vilkaviškis in 2016.[1] She bought the cauliflower at Maxima supermarket in Vilkaviskis, paying €3.49 for one head of cauliflower. She posted the photo on Facebook, and soon tens of thousands of Lithuanians shared the post, making it viral because of various talks on public earlier on rapidly rising prices[2] and a subtle growth of salaries[3][4] compared after the euro was introduced to Lithuania in 2015. A spontaneous three-day boycott occurred, between May 10 and 12, of all four main supermarket chains in Lithuania that control 80% of food distribution in the country, Maxima, Iki, Rimi, and Norfa.[5][6]

Opinions

Food store with few customers during boycott

Algirdas Butkevičius, Lithuania’s prime minister, said that most of the goods are imported from nations in the eurozone, and therefore, prices changes are due to reasons such as market challenges, bad harvest and others. Nerijus Mačiulis [lt], the chief economist at Swedbank said that the escalation in cauliflower prices was caused by a seasonal hike in global demand.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tracevskis, Rokas M. (19 May 2016). "The Cauliflower Revolution hits supermarkets in Lithuania". The Baltic Times.
  2. ^ "Septintą mėnesį iš eilės pastebimai auga maisto produktų kainos". 15min.lt. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Minimum wage Lithuania". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ^ "Minimalus atlyginimas". Finansistas.net. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "KARFIOL REVOLUCIJA: Kako su se građani oborili cijene hrane u marketima!". 6yka.com (in Lithuanian).
  6. ^ "Lithuania Faces a "Cauliflower Revolution" - Transitions Online". Tol.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  7. ^ "Lithuania's rising food prices spark 'cauliflower revolution'". The Guardian.
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