Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 10/1/19

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-D) wants the Department Agriculture to investigate if fruit and vegetable farmers across the country are receiving fair prices for their produce. While the prices of fruits and vegetables have increased for both consumers at the grocery store and for wholesale buyers, Gillibrand says the prices that farmers receive for these same products has not kept up with the increases, and even gone down in some cases.

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