Lower Saxony, German, is harvesting plenty of kale this year

The quality of kale is satisfactory this year, according to the Niedersachsen Agricultural Board and the crops are healthy. The growing conditions for the winter vegetable were suitable. The kale benefited in particular from the summer temperatures in September. However, the winter vegetables had to be extra irrigated where not enough rainfall had fallen. The harvest is already in full swing in some regions of Lower Saxony. The uncertainty of the corona pandemic also leads to uncertainties in the sale of kale: will the further developments in the infection rates this year allow for the traditional cabbage walks, for example? There is the hope that - roughly as in the case of asparagus earlier this year - any declining demand in the catering industry will be compensated by an increasing demand from private households, which will lead to a slight increase in sales on weekly markets, farm shops, supermarkets and discounters. On-site quality control in the field / Photo: LWK ...