BFV Brochure - Belgische Fruitveiling
BFV Brochure - Belgische Fruitveiling
BFV Brochure - Belgische Fruitveiling
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Merger between <strong>Belgische</strong> <strong>Fruitveiling</strong> (<strong>BFV</strong>)and Veiling ProfrucoThe <strong>BFV</strong> is now made up of five divisionsSint-Truiden - Glabbeek - Zoutleeuw - Hannuit - Vrasene (NEW)Antwerp1%West FlandersEast Flanders23%8%Flemish Brabant42%41%Limburg30%48%% = pears% = applesHainautWalloon Brabant1% 1%Liège2%2%Geographic spreadingof <strong>BFV</strong> production in BelgiumProvinces with <strong>BFV</strong> productionProvinces without <strong>BFV</strong> productionProvinces with limited <strong>BFV</strong> productionNamur2%LuxemburgAt the beginning of February 2010 the <strong>Belgische</strong> <strong>Fruitveiling</strong> (<strong>BFV</strong>, Belgian Fruit Auction) took over theformer Veiling Profruco in Vrasene. This merger enabled <strong>BFV</strong> to strengthen its position as market leaderin Belgium. The annual pear production increased to 105 million kilos.This means thatmore than 42% of all Belgian pears are sold by <strong>BFV</strong>.The central location of our division in Waasland, at the heart of the golden economic triangle ofBelgium (Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels), right next to the E17 just a stone’s throw from the ports ofAntwerp, Ghent, Vlissingen and Rotterdam, offers purchasers and fruitgrowers a multitude of logisticsadvantages and is a commercial asset for the <strong>Belgische</strong> <strong>Fruitveiling</strong>.VraseneGlabbeekZoutleeuwSint-TruidenHannuit
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