Though demand for leeks was quite low last week, by now the market has recovered somewhat. “Whether it is due to a supermarket promotion or to temperatures, I do not know, but the market does not need much to recover,” says Kees Jansen of the cultivation and packing company of the same name from Etten-Leur, the Netherlands.
“Not that prices are extremely high, but the pace has gone back up again a bit. Last week, we went from 35 to 40-45 cents, and Belgian auctions are already recording 55 cents,” says Jansen. “Normally, December and January are good months for leeks. But now, we hear from many different sources that productions are somewhat disappointing, after the delay in planting last summer. Normally, prices would stay level. In Belgium, serious volumes will only be expected after New Year’s.”
For more information:
Kees Jansen
Teelt- en verpakkingsbedrijf Gebroeders Jansen
Naaldstraat 1
4873 LZ Etten-Leur, the Netherlands
Tel: +31(0)76 52 64 397
[email protected]
