date:Dec 05, 2012
bad weather around the holidays has probably kept consumers indoors and averse to shopping for many luxury goods.
Further driving down prices has been increased competition from Belgian, Moroccan, Dutch, Korean and New Zealand strawberries. Although both the Belgian and Dutch seasons end about when the Egyptian season begins, heavy volumes from Belgium and Holland can saturate the market by the time Egyptian strawberries arrive. Morocco, along with Israel, competes directly with Egypt, but E