Netherlands: "Sales of cooking vegetables such as leeks, cauliflower and broccoli much better than in other years"

Typical cooking vegetables such as leek, cauliflower and broccoli are currently benefiting from the Corona crisis. "We notice that more cooking is done at home. The sales of these vegetables are better than in other years around this time. In fact, sales continue to run well and relatively high prices are also being made", says Kees van den Bosch of Freeland. "In other years there was sometimes an abundance of cauliflower during this period, but now they hardly touch the ground." "The carrot does not participate in the sales boost and is now dropping in price almost daily. Furthermore, we see that pumpkins are picked up more quickly by the consumer in this Corona time. Now everyone has a few more in their garden and the home sales are quite large. Once they are off the market, it will become more interesting for us as a trade ", Kees continues. "We also see a high demand for red onions from Asian countries, but the transport capacity for far-away destinations is limited." Freeland ...