Despite storm, hail, and weeks of rainfall, the harvest of German BEHR lettuces has commenced. It kicked off at the Hessian site in Büttelborn, strategically designed to bridge the availability gap between Spain and the start of the harvest in Northern Germany. "The Spanish season has ended for many crops. It was characterized by excess volumes and poor prices," says Christine Behr, reflecting on the departing winter season. "Due to the unusually warm weather throughout the season, many crops matured for harvest earlier than planned. The constant pressure on the fields has now resulted in this rapid end of the season. Just in time, we were able to start harvesting at our Hessian operation."
"This year, we are a good 3 weeks ahead of our North German colleagues," reports Lars Härtel, Managing Director of Gemüse-Garten Büttelborn Ltd. "On April 11, we kicked off the season with Mini Romana. This week, we started harvesting iceberg and butterhead lettuce. From week 19, kohlrabi will be added to our lineup."
However, the northern BEHR locations in Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have also started harvesting head lettuce, Mini Romana, and organic Mini Romana. "We expect to be in full harvest mode by weeks 19/20," says Christine Behr, Sales Executive of BEHR AG.
Christine Behr and Lars Härtel.
Little Gems Renaissance
For this year's German season, the cultivation of organic open ground tomatoes and the non-shell-stable potato Annabelle are on the BEHR agenda. Moreover, they have significantly increased the cultivation volumes of Little Gem and lettuce hearts. "Little Gem was replaced by Mini Romana 25 years ago, and nobody really wanted to deal with Little Gem anymore. However, in recent years, the product has been revived in Germany in a new guise, and we can offer it to our customers in 2024," Christine Behr reports.
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