Portion sold as regular
The demand for organic is usually high than the supply. Not this time. "20% to a quarter has been added. That's clearly too much for the market. Yet this expansion can't be stopped," he says. Are the prices still higher for organic? "A portion of certain products has even been pushed into the regular channel. This is done by certain growers to ensure the prices don't crash completely."
Yet Krist has faith that it will be okay. "The consumption is rising, but not that quickly. We all have to take this into account. There are people who were blinded by the high prices last year. Those growers didn't have customers to start with and this created the problem. They are now on the instant market with lower prices. We thankfully managed to dodge it as we sold a lot in advance."
Ecoveg
Van Hamerlinck LV, the cultivation company, produces greenhouse vegetables such a cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes. Soft fruit is also produced and open ground vegetables, included various types of cabbages. "EcoVeg is the sales organisation that was created from Hamerlinck. The Hamerlinck products are sold through Best of Four. Krist also has a cultivation company in Mexico.
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