Raspberries are gaining popularity in the Netherlands

Published 2021년 9월 30일

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Dutch consumers are increasingly consuming raspberries and blackberries, following the popularity of blueberries. Despite small production volumes in the Netherlands, there are efforts to expand cultivation and extend the season. The Netherlands is a major re-export hub for raspberries, with Portugal being the main supplier. Other significant raspberry-producing countries include Mexico, Spain, Morocco, and Ukraine. The European market ensures year-round availability of raspberries. The Netherlands and Belgium are progressively importing more raspberries, mainly from Portugal and Spain. The UK also imports a substantial amount, primarily from Spain and the Netherlands.

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Dutch consumers have grown to love blueberries. Now, raspberries and blackberries are gaining popularity. Compared to blueberries, raspberries and especially blackberries are a modest product. Raspberry production in the Netherlands is of moderate size. In 2020, less - 3,600 tons - was harvested than before. In previous years, it was 4,500 tons. Dutch commercial blackberry cultivation is even smaller. Despite these small volumes, there are several initiatives to expand these products' cultivation. Those are in the Netherlands and, for example, Germany. The Dutch raspberry season has already been extended considerably. Those, and German raspberries, are available from May to October. In the Netherlands, there are some 30 hectares of covered raspberry farms. There is even small-scale experimentation with growing them under (translucent) solar panels. Much processing, especially frozenThere are some important large-scale raspberry-growing countries. They are Russia, Mexico, Serbia, ...

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