"Virus pressure, energy price discourage speciality tomato cultivation this season"
Belgian cooperatives seem to increasingly be experiencing an acreage shift. This season, due to virus pressure and high energy prices, more and more of both Coöperatie Hoogstraten and BelOrta growers are opting for 'easier' or less risky options. So, both associations' specialty tomatoes' acreage is falling particularly sharply, and that of cucumbers is rising.
Few BelOrta
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