Extra demand from Southern Europe is causing a stir on the cabbage market

Tholen - Many cabbage growers are currently cutting for storage. "This means that the available hands are more limited, but that is also normal for this time of year. However, the shortage of workers is also an important point of attention in our sector," notes Martin Bolhuis of Tuindersbelang mediation agency from Warmenhuizen. that centrally organizes sales for about sixty cabbage growers. Demand is already good early in the season. "We are doing nice trading. The demand from Southern Europe in particular is striking, on top of the day trading that we normally have. That gives some extra excitement at the moment. Germany is also participating well," Martin notes. "The price level is at a level of 32 cents for sizes 9-10 (including packaging) and that happens to apply to both white and red cabbage. And the price of the small sizes is still considerably higher, so we are not complaining. " Martin is also hopeful that the cabbage price will hold up. "It depends a bit on how quickly ...