Corona drives the export of greenhouse vegetables within the EU

Published 2020년 12월 18일

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A recent report by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has found that the Dutch agricultural sector has seen an increase in sales within the EU due to higher demand, with consumers eating healthier as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite limited air traffic, exports to non-EU countries have not significantly dropped. The report also highlights a decline in sales to catering and food service outlets, but a increase in greenhouse vegetable sales via chain stores. However, the selling prices of these products are currently lower than the long-term average. The report suggests that political tensions and competition may also be factors in the smaller export flow to the US and Belarus.

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Measured in volume, sales have increased more within the EU than exports to non-EU countries have fallen, researcher Peter Ravensbergen concludes in the report 'The impact of the corona crisis on the Dutch agricultural complex' by Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The report was published early this week. Greater demand and consumption The increase in trade in the EU is mainly due to higher demand. Consumers in the EU have generally started to eat healthier due to corona. This trend has been noted before, for example in September during the German Obst und Gemüse Kongress in Düsseldorf, where it was announced, among other things, that vegetable consumption in the Federal Republic had risen by some 10 percent. The move has been confirmed by a broader study commissioned by the Norwegian organization Stiftelsen Opplysningskontoret for frukt og grønt (OFG). This shows that in various European countries more people have started to eat the required amount of fruit and vegetables. ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst