"South African citrus started on empty market"
Spring was a long time coming in the Netherlands, but the somewhat grayer weather was good for citrus sales, says Gijsbert van Leeuwen, responsible for procurement at Olympic Fruit. "It wasn't really strawberry weather. Citrus, on the other hand - also because there was less supply from Spain - had a good season," he begins, adding that that created a virtually empty market at the start of
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