date:Aug 25, 2020
ings, due to the large supply, he says.
Last week, the clock in Belgium recorded 31 cents for head lettuce, Desmet's main crop. While the prices two weeks ago were only just 15 cents, the grower sighs. According to him, a price of 35 cents is the minimum necessary to earn a decent living. Due to the heat damage, the grower from Flanders is expecting a price increase in the coming weeks. But due to the loss, he can hardly profit from this.
In contrast to the bad summer, Desmet did have a good s