Avocado, tomato prices rise substantially due to weather [_link]

— NL Times (@NL_Times) February 22, 2023

Wilma van den Oever of the GroentenFruit Huis hopes the current situation will encourage consumers to eat more seasonally. "Think of leeks, carrots, parsnips, kale," she said to the newspaper. Tomatoes will also soon be in season. "The harvest in the Netherlands starts again at the end of March, so more and more is becoming available gradually."

True ... don't expect cauliflower in January, the season is August 🌤

Witkamp -- #1 Fruit and Vegetable wholesaler in Holland

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1 in 3 greenhouse growers can no longer afford to pay the bill: less fruit and vegetables available | The Entrepreneur- Oct. 10, 2022 |

Almost a third of greenhouse horticultural entrepreneurs in the Netherlands can no longer pay their bills or will soon run into liquidity problems. Partly because of this, fewer Dutch vegetables, fruit, flowers and plants will be available on the market in the near future. This is the conclusion of the entrepreneurial organizations Plantum and Greenhouses the Netherlands after a survey among their members.

British supermarkets ration vegetable sales amid shortages

Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons have all introduced buying limits on certain produce. Grocers have cited weather conditions in Spain and Morocco as the reason for supply issues.

A number of heavy industries already had shut down due to extreme rise in price Dutch natural gas produced from Groninger gas fields in the North.


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Aldel klampt zich vast aan paar dunne strohalmen: 'Sleutel ligt bij Glencore' #rtvnoord[_link]

— RTV Noord (@rtvnoord) October 25, 2022

Andel declared bankrupt at the end of October 2022. Dutch government proud there is no need for Russian fossil fuel today ... savings natural gas by 25% leads in Europe.

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