"Shortage causing never-before-seen chicory prices"
There is much excitement in the current European chicory root market. "Productions are low, and chicory prices have skyrocketed," says Sjan van Gorsel of Reijnpack in the Netherlands. "Belgian auction prices were around €3 for a while; now they're at €2.50-€2.70, which is still quite high."
The situation of customers lowering or even stopping their orders for a while is
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