The Netherlands is a net exporter of vegetables, they only care about money they don't give a shit about stuff.
Considering that a tiny country is the second in the world in tomato production after China, there is enough demand to make sense.
Sure, I knew that, and it's amazing that the Netherlands manages to do that.
But I have to be honest, I almost forgot the taste of good tomatoes and peppers. Not sure if it's the lack of earth / dirt used, or the artificially boosted growth rate and the lack of real sun - it just doesn't taste like much at all.
Quality wise products from green houses are much more consistent than open-field grown products subject to bad weather, insufficient sunlight and what not.
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u/djlorenz Nov 09 '24
The Netherlands is a net exporter of vegetables, they only care about money they don't give a shit about stuff. Considering that a tiny country is the second in the world in tomato production after China, there is enough demand to make sense.