Netherlands: Expansion of the list of winter crops, good news for the availability of Dutch vegetables
Vegetables
Netherlands
Published Apr 20, 2023
Tridge summary
Yesterday, Minister of Agriculture Piet Adema wrote to the House of Representatives to indicate which vegetables may still be grown on the land this autumn by means of a list of 'winter crops'. The Association of the Dutch Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry (VIGEF), Stichting Teelt Overleg Groenten (TOG) and GroentenFruit Huis are satisfied with the expansion of the winter crop lists, which they have advocated for over the past six months.
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Together, the organizations represent the chains of growers, traders, cutters and processors of the field vegetable sector in the Netherlands. This concerns approximately 1500 growers (via growers' associations) and the majority of vegetable processors in the Netherlands. TOG represents an area of approximately 11,000 ha. "We are pleased that the majority of our points from our response to the internet consultation from November 2022 have been adopted. Particularly with regard to spinach, savoy cabbage, celery, carrots, lettuce varieties, chicory and parsnip," says Marcel van Rijsingen. "It is clear once again that you will get further together". This means that the production of, for example, frozen spinach can be continued in the Netherlands. This is important for growers and Dutch consumers, who will keep a year-round range of vegetables from the Netherlands available. The cultivation will thus meet the frameworks of the Brussels legislation that is implemented by the cabinet ...
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