"September heat wave brought fall crops forward; we'll have pay for that in November"
Last week marked a supply turnabout in the Dutch and Belgian strawberry markets. "The generally cold nights and low temperatures mean early fall crops are entering their final phase, so volumes are decreasing significantly. That could lead to trade and price pressure in November," begins Michiel Vermeiren of Coöperatie Hoogstraten in Belgium.
That, he says, is mainly
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