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Bumper vegetable crop spells disaster for farmers

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 Peter Märki, the head of the Swiss vegetable producers’ association, said the loss of income could be disastrous for the country’s farmers, who are already dependent on state subsidies. According to Märki, springtime rains, particularly in the month of March, delayed sowing. Consequently, vegetable harvests were also later than usual. Märki said these problems had…