If you're looking for positive news, Kees van den Bosch of Freeland is not the man to speak to at the moment. "The sales of open ground vegetables are dramatic. There's not much fun about it. In the first week of the year the sales were still quite quick, but after that it has only gone downhill. The prices are generally quite high, but it's a mediocre expensive. It's never that wild the week before and during the Fruit Logisitca, so we're hoping that the market will pull up again next week."
"There was a slight shortage in Spanish iceberg lettuce, which resulted in prices of 8-10 Euro, but a few days later the prices were back to the level of 5-6 Euro. The price of leek is still dramatic with a level of 3-35 cents. There should be a reorganisation there, but there is a lot of product coming on the market from family companies, especially in Belgium, who are apparently holding out," says the open ground vegetable grower.
"The Russian boycott will influence the open ground vegetable sales, but the weather hasn't been cooperating either. A good frost could change this, but it doesn't look like this will happen any time soon," concludes Kees.
Freeland is a stall holder at Fruit Logistica, Hall 1.2, stall D-05.
For more information:
Kees van den Bosch
Freeland B.V.
Nijbracht 126
7821 CE Emmen
0031 (0)591 670570
0031 (0)6 51406694
kees@freeland.nl
www.freeland.nl