Bearing the cost of fuel price hikes: As oil prices soar, the garden industry is concerned about who will absorb the extra cost

摘要

Oil prices have rocketed this autumn. This has obvious knock-on effects for garden retail. But who will bear the cost of the price rises in fuel? With the ongoing debate in horticulture over who covers the cost of increased overheads, opinion is splitabout who will pay-consumers or suppliers. Midland Regional Growers group haulier Rick White Ltd director Thomas Stracey said last month that extra fuel costs will be passed on to growers (HW, 4 October). But Cumbria-based peat producer Humax managing director Jonathan Cox said his haulier had added a fuel surcharge of 10 per cent over the past six months, which will be passed on to the consumers.