Germany: "Demand is shifting from one product to another to become packaged lettuce"

While many German growers try to protect their crops against frost and snow, Coruche, Portugal, is already busy harvesting. Since November, tons of lettuce for convenience production have been harvested there at the location of the German vegetable processor Gartenfrisch Jung. But corona and the current cold onset are making themselves felt on the Iberian Peninsula, confirms Dieter Jung, cultivation manager at the company. Right: fresh lettuce thrives in Coruche, Portugal. The unusually cold month of January has also made it difficult for Portuguese agriculture. "Due to the precipitation and the cold weather, we were able to harvest less than usual," Dieter says when asked. According to the first estimates, the total harvest will be about 20-30 percent smaller than last year. "We have lost a lot of harvest, especially with romana and iceberg lettuce." Despite a slight delay, the first sweet corn fields were already fully sown. Sweet corn: slight delay in sowing In mid-November, ...