Substantial cost increase by energy supplier forces organic grower to file for bankruptcy

Organic greenhouse vegetable grower Oirschot Organics from Middelbeers was declared bankrupt this week. According to the trustee, the reason for this is a claim from an energy supplier that was recently submitted to the grower.

The claim came rather suddenly, as the greenhouse complex of about 2.5 hectares was prepared for a new crop this winter. The grower has a combined heat and power system. The plants had even been planted. “The organic market is doing relatively well, so it was not the case that the grower had been heading for bankruptcy for some time,” says Geurt te Biesebeek of Aben & Slag Advocaten. “There is an acute liquidity problem because of the claim.”

In the coming period, the trustee will further investigate the cause of the bankruptcy. Both the option of a restart and reaching a settlement with the energy supplier are on the table. However, the trustee emphasizes that he is not a mediator. “As usual, I serve the interests of all creditors in the bankruptcy.

Oirschot Organics provided the trustee with payroll with twenty employees on it. They are now without work. The trustee hopes for a continuation of the company, preferably in the short term. Interested parties can come forward to make an offer.

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