"There was only a brief shortage of raspberries at the start of the season"
The marketing of soft fruit is currently going relatively smoothly. "We mainly source raspberries from Morocco and Spain, blueberries from Peru and blackberries and currants from Dutch greenhouses. Overall, the supply situation is satisfactory and quality is quite good," says Hasan Atula, berry wholesaler at the Düsseldorf wholesale market and owner of Christoph Kotz, a company based
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