Weather conditions in Spain could disrupt greenhouse vegetable supplies

The impact of the severe weather in Spain and the floods it caused remains limited on the European greenhouse vegetable market, EastFruit reports. According to Jonathan Vandesande from the logistics company FMB, there is no panic yet. The consequences of the disaster are terrible for local farmers, but for greenhouse vegetables, in the short term it is mainly a logistical problem, because trucks cannot get on the roads or get there with great difficulty. According to FreshPlaza, the Belgian exporter is now switching from local supplies from Belgium and the Netherlands to purchases in Spain. "Many of our customers have already switched to Spanish tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Only now, of course, we have a plan B, in case the volumes from Spain decrease. However, we no longer have large volumes of Belgian supplies to fill the gap. Nevertheless, you can see that many are not panicking yet. Last week we were asked if we had any more stock in case the Spanish greenhouse vegetables ...