Hot summer still affecting leek supply

He explains that they work with two different calibres in Belgium. “That is why there is usually a price difference with the Netherlands, for example. In other countries, they often put all sizes together, but we are still sorting for thin and thick leeks. This means a little bit more work for the grower, but in the end, we only profit from it. There are simply countries that ask for thin or thick leeks. The supply of thick leeks is disappointing now, by the way.”  

“In terms of export, the volumes go to France and Spain. Some volumes go to Portugal as well. There is still enough production in Poland and this morning, I was even offered leeks from Sweden. Apparently, they have more than enough over there as well.” He does not expect that much will be transported to the north, for the time being. “It will have to start freezing before we can transport foodstuffs over there, because then Poland will no longer have its own production. We notice that we suffer more from it in certain periods than others. As long as they can harvest on their own fields, there will be Polish leek on the market.” It is expected that the prices will not change much. “They might lower a little bit, but that depends, of course, on the weather conditions in our own country, as well as in our neighbouring countries.”