Harm Valckx, Berry Packing Services:
Tholen – “There is some frost damage in blueberry cultivation left and right in Europe. Damage is being reported in Serbia, Central Poland and also Northern and Southern Germany,” says Harm Valckx of Berry Packing Services from Venlo. According to him, the damage in the Netherlands has remained very limited. “Most growers in the Netherlands can irrigate or have other frost protection. If I look across the board, the harvest will be in full swing, and we will also start two weeks earlier.”
The Moroccan season is currently coming to an end with the large volumes and the Spanish berry season is in full swing. “Such volumes are coming in and prices are under some pressure. Because prices have dropped, quite a few promotions have been planned in recent weeks, which means volume is disappearing. For example, there are many promotions with 500 gram packaging, which will certainly affect sales.” good,” continues Harm, who characterizes the quality of the Moroccan and Spanish berries as reasonable.
As an independent packing station for soft fruit, Berry Packing Services processes millions of kilos of berries every year at its packaging location in Venlo. “We can process large quantities of the entire soft fruit package every day. We are fully committed to mechanization, so that despite our growth we can save manual work. From this autumn we will further expand the packing station by renting the adjacent space.”
For more information:
Harm Valckx
Berry Packing Services
Tel: 077-7650000
[email protected]
www.berrypackingservices.eu
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