"Due to the wet spring, we had smaller calibres, in some cases by ten to 15 percent"
The outdoor season for lettuces and cabbage vegetables in the Krefeld area started one week later than last year. "Due to the heavy rainfall in March, the vegetable plants could not always be planted under optimal conditions. The result was a 15-20 percent poorer harvest and smaller calibres, which could not always be compensated by the prices achieved. At the moment we have relatively good
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