The extreme summer has left his traces on the Swiss produce. “The heat was especially tiring for the farm workers and therefore companies had to adjust to these conditions,” says Nuic.
“The increased sunlight caused an excellent supply for a short time because the tomatoes ripened faster,” explains the expert. “This caused, together with the heat, again a shortage in tomatoes. Vine tomatoes didn’t develop as expected.”
Currently the growing conditions have normalized again. “The crops have recovered from the extreme conditions and currently there are no negative effects any more,” states the representative of the VSGP.
Matija Nuic
Verband Schweizer Gemüseproduzenten
Belpstrasse 26, 3007 Bern
Tel: 031 385 36 20
matija.nuic@gemuese.ch
www.gemuese.ch