With a cultivation area of over 70 hectares, Berrybrothers is one of the largest red berry companies in Europe. The Dutch season is currently coming to an end. "We will have Dutch red berries available until week 16. Then we will continue the season with Chilean Rovada berries, after which we will be back on the market with new Dutch and own cultivation Portuguese berries in the third week of May," says Nijs van Zuilen.
Berrybrothers grow red berries on 1.5 hectare and blueberries on 3.5 hectares in Portugal, of which most is sold in Portugal and Spain. Around 25% of this harvest is available for the Dutch market. "Berrybrothers grow in the north of Portugal, as the ideal climate conditions are there, which means we can start the European season early," says Nijs.
He is very satisfied with the current berry season. "The demand has been good since the start of September until now. Compared to last year the prices have doubled. As less berries were harvested in Europe, there was a lot of demand early on, especially from Italy and Germany. At the moment the market is a bit calmer, but I expect there will still be a revival."
For more information:
Nijs van Zuilen
Berrybrothers BV
Nijken 18
6088 NR Roggel
+31(0)6 4670 8453
n.vanzuilen@berrybrothers.nl
www.berrybrothers.nl