Vegetable fields were flooded in the Netherlands

A week ago, Dutch insurance companies received dozens of reports of flooding after heavy rains last weekend. Fields with potatoes, onions, and beans were flooded. This is reported by Nieuweoogst. "Potatoes, onions and carrots are the crops most frequently mentioned in the flood damage reports we are currently receiving," says Johan Vesterik, crop damage expert at insurer Agriver. Westerick reports that experts are now busy determining the actual damage, but little can be said about its extent. Jan Schroeder, director of Vereinigte Hagel, notes that last weekend's heavy rains caused many reports of damage. "We're talking about 40-plus reports after this weekend," he says. - In fact, they come from all over the ...