"Energy prices, virus pressure have changed tomato cultivation"
"Energy prices and preventative measures for viruses have changed tomato cultivation," begins Tom Verdonck of Tomeco. "It's become quite tricky to guarantee stable delivery."
Tomeco is a partnership between several Belgian growers that cultivate exclusively for Coöperatie Hoogstraten. The group's main crop is still tomatoes, though, in recent years, a new flavoring has been in
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