Dutch producers can be happy; the tomato business is booming

게시됨 2024년 8월 6일

Tridge 요약

The article highlights the challenges faced by tomato growers in the Netherlands and Spain due to adverse weather conditions, extended production periods, and increased import pressure. Despite higher harvest volumes due to expanded cultivation areas, sunlight deficiencies led to below-average crop yields, resulting in a slow start to the season with low prices. However, prices have since stabilized and increased, allowing producers to recover from the weak initial period. The adoption of resistant tomato varieties and reduced trade stress have also contributed to a more stable market.

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원본 콘텐츠

According to Ruud den Boer, Commercial Director of Oxin Growers, this year is a very difficult season for tomato growers, where they mostly had to wait to see how the resistant varieties would react to large-scale cultivation conditions. In addition to the slow start to the season, bad weather also reduced demand, and import pressure was greater than usual. The main reason for this is that production in Spain continued longer than usual, up to the 24th week - due to last year's heat waves, many herds had to be replanted, so there were those who started the season later in the first place. In the Netherlands, the volume of the harvest is higher than last year, but this is due to the fact that the area has also increased compared to the previous year, reports FruitVeB. According to Corné van Winsen, ZON's senior product manager, the crop averages were below normal due to the lack of sunlight. By the end of June, the prices of all tomato varieties were much lower than last year, but ...

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