date:Jun 12, 2019
a producer had his entire strawberry harvest robbed in 2018. The merchandise was sold on eBay but the thieves were never found. In Sweden, 1,500 crates of strawberries were stolen in 2017, without ever catching the culprits. The stolen merchandise was worth between 6,000 and 8,000 USD.
These thefts generally occur at night and the products are then quickly sold on the black market. When the thieves are caught, farmers are often not fully compensated for their loss. It is often too late to save