Cheap imports are a worrying sign for Germany's local produce industry. Rival foreign producers deliver food from countries with low labor and production costs, and the local industry finds itself unable to compete.
Locally produced sausages, asparagus and beer are all products typical of Germany's array of fine cuisine.
But along with traditional German food and beverages, an increasing assortment of imported goods can now be found in any number of Germany's discount supermarket chains, fruit and vegetable shops and corner stores.






