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Ron Poppelaars, FruitWorld:
"EU: "No bottom prices in softfruit market"
The weather conditions this year caused a completely different soft fruit market than last year. We discussed the present season with Ron Poppelaars, who works within FruitWorld with buying and product management of blackberries, raspberries, pomegranate seeds, red currants and partly with blueberries. "There are no bottom prices of 15 to 25 cents this year. There is demand in the market and the price is in keeping."
"Blueberries are mainly in short supply because of the weather conditions of last winter. My expectation is that the price will increase when we continue with the South American season," Ron says. "Also the sale of red currants is going extremely well. A lot of berries are stored in the cells, but if the present demand is to be satisfied there will not be a single berry left at Christmas.
The blackberries have suffered most as a result of the weather conditions, according to Ron. "The supply of blackberries is a lot smaller and also late. The supply of Chester blackberries is only starting now, but price-wise this is favourable for the growers," according to the fruit grower. The price of blackberries is about one Euro and Ron expects that this will increase.
Raspberries are not troubled by weather conditions. Ron expects that the supply will reach a peak in September resulting in some pressure on the price. At the moment prices are above average.
"In general the seasons in other European countries, such as Scandinavia, have also been shorter with the result that for us the demand for soft fruit was bigger, whether of Dutch origin or not," Ron explains. "Furthermore there is also more demand and a market for organic soft fruit. In the Netherlands this is not as important, but in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia more and more organic-shops are appearing. If this trend continues I expect a considerable increase in organic or sustainable cultivation within a few years in Western Europe."
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