"Switching from air freight to sea freight legumes went smoothly"
Last year, several European retailers indicated they wanted to stop flying in fruit and vegetables from overseas. That was a considerable switch for haricot verts and legumes, which were solely flown in. But, according to Mike Looije of FV Seleqt in the Netherlands, that change was made fairly quickly. "Within no time, everyone was responding by having the trade arrive, in bulk, via sea
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