Why do city people complain that fruit can't be eaten, and fruit farmers can't sell it for a few cents a catty?

I think one of the main reasons for this phenomenon is the transportation cost.

Because there are not many places to grow fruit in the city, but people's demand for fruit has not decreased, so there will be a phenomenon that fruit is in short supply, which gives fruit sellers in the city the opportunity to raise prices. Coupled with the cost of renting the original fruit shop, the price of urban fruit will be more expensive than other places.

However, when fruit farmers plant fruits in batches, there will generally be an oversupply phenomenon. If they choose to transport to the city for sale, there will be no great price advantage between the increase of transportation cost and the fruit shops in the city, which will easily lead to the result that even if the fruit enters the city, not many people will buy it.

After comparison, fruit farmers are more willing to buy cheap fruits in the surrounding areas at lower prices. So I think, in fact, the merchants selling fruit in the city can cooperate with the owner of the orchard, and the fruit farmers are responsible for producing social fruits, and both parties bear the transportation costs, so that the merchants selling fruit in the city can buy fruits at a lower price, and the fruit farmers don't have to worry about not selling their own fruits.

On the other hand, people living in cities can eat cheaper fruits.