"Raspberry and blackberry market is now going to change completely"

Tholen - Extreme weather conditions are already causing the necessary challenges on the soft fruit market almost all year round. Commercial director Ronald van Vossen of Angus Soft Fruits Europe takes stock. "Due to the weather extremes, more and more volumes will be captured on the soft fruit market." Strawberries "We have seen a very good season on the strawberry market across the board. The effect of the heat has been greater than many people had thought in advance and the availability of good quality strawberries is therefore limited at the moment. The glass strawberries are still there. firm, but everything from the outside has a very limited shelf life and not of good quality. For Germany, where it has been warm for even longer, this applies to an even greater extent and the demand from Germany is high. There is good demand for good strawberries and good prices are being made, but availability will not be great in the coming weeks, "says Ronald. Raspberries / blackberries ...