Tovano’s Medjoul date season is nearly over, but the men in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, managed to lay their hands on a final container arriving on Friday. “It has been a good season for us, with decent quality and good prices. We will have a short break soon, and from mid-September we will have the new harvest,” says Richard Strijbis.
Tovano on tour, Richard Strijbis is third from left
Not just the sales of Medjoul dates went well, raw nuts are also a hot item. “People are becoming more familiar with raw cashews, pecans and almonds. They are terribly healthy, and quite a bit cheaper than a year ago. Besides, they are available year-round,” Strijbis continues. “For example, we import walnuts from the US, Eastern Europe and Chile. The seasons have all become year-round, same as with fresh strawberries and mangoes.”
Although the summer is still a calmer period, the distribution of work in the nut trade has become increasingly year-round. “Previously we had to make a profit between September and December, but now we work year-round. We even have products that do particularly well in summer. For example, peeled walnuts and pine nuts do very well in salads.”
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