The flood disaster in the southern German region is also a concern for fruit wholesalers at the Munich wholesale market. The whims of the weather have already impacted the markets, particularly the asparagus market, observes vegetable wholesaler Hermann Felber. "Due to the storm and heavy rains, the regional asparagus season will end earlier this year. Some of my suppliers in the Schrobenhausen area have already withdrawn. Consequently, prices were driven up during week 23. It must also be said that the quality of the available goods from Schrobenhausen was not as we are accustomed to lately. Fortunately, we can now rely on flawless goods from Lower Bavaria and the Palatinate."

In addition to asparagus, Felber also focuses on the procurement and marketing of open-field vegetables and salads from southern German cultivation. "Similar to asparagus, we also source our salads from different cultivation regions, such as the Allgäu, Lower Bavaria, and the Regensburg area. This year, we gradually switched to regional salads at the end of March, and overall, there was a smooth transition between the last imports from Italy and France and regional products," the vegetable wholesaler says.

Downtrend in mobile trade
For 40 years now, the Felber company has been located at the Munich wholesale market. Since 2001, Hermann Felber has been running the business as a second generation manager. His customers primarily include weekly market traders and specialty stores in the surrounding area. "During the pandemic, both of these sectors boomed. Unfortunately, there is now a greater focus on saving money, which means less emphasis is placed on eating. This, in turn, leads to more shopping at discounters rather than at specialty stores. Additionally, many market traders are giving up their business due to a lack of succession," Felber concludes.

Source - https://www.freshplaza.com