The municipality of Blace paid about 16.200 euros for Jelena Karleuša's concert at the just ended "Plum Days" (August 27-29).
Colleagues from "Južni Vesti" calculated that if a plum picker gets 8 dinars per kilogram, it means that Karleušin could earn only if he picked 237.500 kilograms of plums. That means in 792 days, provided that he harvests an average of 300 kilograms per day.
The municipality of Blace spent almost 35.000 euros for the participants' fees, plus 8.500 euros for the stage and accompanying equipment for the musical part of the "Plum Days" program. How much mobile toilets will cost has not yet been calculated.
8.520 euros were paid for the "Magla band" concert. According to the contract, the music group "Vesele nevedesete" receives 6.390 euros, and for the music group "Amadeus band" an offer was subsequently announced and the procedure started at a price of 3.862 euros.
How much does a plum cost?
The purchase price of plums, the brand for which this region is recognizable, this season starts from a modest 18 to 20 dinars per kilogram.
When the costs of the event and the price of plums are compared, it is found that in order to pay only Jelena Karleuša's fee for a performance of about two hours, it would be necessary to sell as many as 100 tons of fruit.
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