Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Cost of Production Survey

Survey into production/shipping costs and selling prices

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce brings together fresh produce associations from around the world, based on their joint vision to create resilient global value chains for fruits and vegetables that bring a myriad of economic, environmental, and societal benefits. The Coalition’s mission is to voice solutions to address disruptions in global supply chains for fresh produce, including – but not limited to – rising costs, and share and promote best practices.

This global survey was developed to understand the current impact of supply chain disruptions, cost hikes and food inflation on our supply chains. The data will support the development of global and national perspectives on the impacts of production and trading costs in the following regions: Canada, the USA, Europe, Africa, New Zealand, Australia and South America.

Please take a moment to complete this short survey to support our efforts to frame and understand the challenges our sector is experiencing today.

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* 1. What is the type of your business?

Fruit producer

Vegetable producer

Packer

Shipper

Wholesaler

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Please indicate what country or countries you produce/grow/pack in?

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* 3. Please indicate which country or countries you sell in?

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* 4. Have you seen price changes in these areas? Please estimate the percentage change over the past two years.

Inputs Fertilizer

Seeds

Crop protection products

Plant material

Water

Fuel/gas

Electricity

Other

Packaging Cardboard boxes

Palettes

Labour costs

Construction costs (e.g. greenhouses)

Machinery and equipment

Storage

Shipping

Audits/accounting/business management

Land/building rents

Utilities (e.g. telephone, internet)

Other

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* 5. Has your average selling price gone up or down? Please estimate the percentage change over the past two years.

Percentage Up

Percentage Down

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* 6. Overall, have you been able to adjust your selling price in line with changes in operating or production costs?

Yes

if no, please explain:

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* 7. In most cases, are you:

Making a profit

Selling at a loss

Breaking even

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* 8. Please indicate the change in your current sales margin by percentage compared to 2019.

-50

+50

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 9. Have changes in the costs of materials, labour or other inputs impacted your investment in any of the following:

Operations (capital investment)

Equipement

Innovation

Expansion

If yes to any of the above or you have other areas of impact, please describe:

None of the above

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* 10. Have changes in production/ shipping costs affected your strategic /operational choices ?

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* 11. Have you received any financial support from your government to compensate changing costs of production/shipping?

Yes

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* 12. Do you see the impacts of the change in production/shipping costs decreasing before the end of 2023?

Yes

Please Explain