Lamb’s lettuce market in a slump

Lamb’s lettuce prices were high for weeks. “Especially around the periods when we experienced shortages from Southern Europe earlier this year. There were good prices of more than 20 euro per kilogram. We managed to continue supplying from West-Flanders, even though our supply was not very high in January. Prices were good for a long time, but the decrease started a few weeks ago. In the end, lamb’s lettuce is just as volatile a product as all other fresh market products. The price difference with them is about 20 euro, which says it all,” says Ann Beyne from Tomabel.

Quality policy

Ann indicates that Tomabel wants to pursue a strict quality policy. “All cultivators supply under Flandria’s tender. For the top product, we have Tomabel lamb’s lettuce. Tomabel is a cultivator’s association within the REO Veiling, for which quality and service are very important. In West-Flanders, lamb’s lettuce is cultivated for European fresh cutting plants. Lamb’s lettuce is therefore an important product for our region.”

Ann says that there is much production at the moment. “There is actually too much everywhere. This is due to the weather circumstances. Lamb’s lettuce has not grown in a while, and now everything appears to be shooting up at the same time because of the sunny weather. It is either growing or not growing at all. It would be nice if consumption were now to increase at the same time.”

For more information:
Ann Beyne
REO Veiling / Tomabel
Oostnieuwkerkesteenweg 101
B-8800 Roeselare, Belgium
+32 (0)477 33 04 47
info@tomabel.be
www.tomabel.be
www.reo.be