Strong drop in German import of Dutch fruit and vegetables in the first quarter

In the first quarter of this year, the import of Dutch fruit and vegetables fell sharply again. Compared to the first quarter of last year it was 20% less and compared to Q1 of 2021 it was even a third less. In absolute quantities, this amounts to a minus of more than 50,000 tons compared to Q1 last year and a minus of more than 100,000 tons compared to Q1 of 2021. Particularly of the large glass products, much less Dutch product was imported into Germany. The import of Dutch tomatoes was a third smaller in the first quarter of this year than in the same period last year and compared to two years ago, the German import of Dutch tomatoes halved. The import of Dutch cucumbers also fell sharply; -30% compared to last year and -40% compared to the beginning of 2021. Dutch bell peppers did well on the German market last year, but in the first quarter of this year it was a quarter less. The import of the open ground product carrots grown in the Netherlands also did not perform well. The ...