Storm in France hampers the exit of Spanish fruit and vegetables
Trucks transporting Spanish fruit and vegetables to destinations throughout Europe have been affected by the traffic cessation in the south of France because of the violent storm.
The Spanish fruit and vegetables export is “stuck” in the south of France as reported by the transport association of Murcia FROET. Last Friday, “thousands of trucks” from Andalucía, Murcia and the Valencia Region with perishable produce were “retained” in France due to heavy storm.
Citrus fruit, broccoli, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, zucchini, peppers or strawberries won’t reach their European destinations at the scheduled dates and times and “if the situation gets longer” trade will be affected because many of the target markets “are not prepared for a shortage of three or four days”.
The transit though Cataluña continues slowly when, days ago, it had also experienced its paralyzation for the same reason.
Source: efeagro.com