Organic sweet potatoes from Limburg all year round

Published Aug 27, 2020

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Organic horticulture 'De Waog' in Neer, Limburg, is expanding its storage capacity to provide year-round organic sweet potatoes. The expansion will increase storage capacity to 500 tons and allow for cooling in the summer, catering to the demand from organic wholesalers. The company has been experimenting with sweet potatoes since 2014 and has found a supplier of quality planting material in Portugal. The sweet potato market in the Netherlands is growing, with about 235 hectares cultivated, primarily for the processing industry. The cost of labor makes the cultivation expensive, but with the correct marketing and sales in place, growers can achieve fair prices for their product. This season, 'De Waog' aims to harvest 400 to 500 tons from its 10 hectares.

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Tholen - Organic horticulture 'De Waog' in Neer, Limburg, is heading towards year-round availability of organic sweet potatoes. With the expansion of storage cells to a capacity of 500 tons and the adaptation that these cells can be cooled in the summer, grower Joep van de Bool can supply his products throughout the year. "As desired by our buyers. These organic wholesalers want to get rid of faraway imports." The Limburg grower has been experimenting with sweet potatoes since 2014. "Although we have had the sweet potato in the range of our farm shop for over 25 years, sales have not gone so fast in all those years. We sold an average of one box every three weeks. In the winter of 2013 we suddenly noticed an increase in the sales and we sold three cases a week. " That got Joep googling on a rainy Sunday afternoon. "I saw that the sweet potato was also grown in Canada, so I thought: that should be possible here too." Joep bought a few boxes of sweet potatoes from a wholesaler and ...

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