Blueberry growers fear cheap imports from Eastern Europe

게시됨 2024년 1월 18일

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Blueberry cultivation in the Netherlands and Belgium has seen a decline due to cheaper imports from Eastern Europe. In 2020, the Netherlands saw a decrease in blueberry cultivation from 920 hectares to 780 hectares. This is largely due to the cheaper cost of blueberries from countries like Bulgaria, Serbia, and Poland during the summer, which retailers can purchase for 6 euros per kilo, compared to the 8 euros per kilo production cost in the Netherlands and Belgium, primarily due to higher labor costs.

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The area of blueberries has decreased in recent years in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Figures from Statistics Netherlands show that blueberries were grown on 920 hectares in the Netherlands in 2020. Previously this was only 780 hectares. There is also less interest in growing blueberries in Belgium, reports the Belgian trade medium Vilt. According to Vilt, an important cause of the decrease in the area of blueberries is the cheap supply from Eastern Europe. The import of blueberries in the summer period from countries such as Bulgaria, Serbia and Poland has increased sharply in recent years. Retailers ...

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