Rhubarb has grown to be a trend in recent years. Right on time for spring the first fresh rhubarb stems are now available from the open ground of growers cooperative, Landgard, in the German trade.
Rhubarb from the Rhineland is an export hit
In the Rhineland alone there are 30 Landgard growers who grow rhubarb on around 250 hectares. This makes Landgard one of the largest German rhubarb suppliers. The growers cooperation doesn't just supply its rhubarb to the German market. The spring vegetable is also an export hit at Landgard and goes to customers in England, France, Austria, Scandinavia and Switzerland, among other countries.
Around 90 percent of the rhubarb harvest from early cultivation and open ground cultivation arrives in the trade as fresh produce. The rest is industrially processed, in which conserve production and juicing have become increasingly important in recent years.
