Europe 1 11:16 a.m., December 18, 2021
A few days before the start of the end-of-year celebrations, the Rungis international market is preparing to face the home stretch to deliver products to consumers.
Despite supply difficulties, no shortage of stock is feared, believes Stéphane Layani, director of the international market of Rungis, at the microphone of Europe 1.
A few days before Christmas, the Rungis international market is in turmoil: "We are preparing for the Christmas holidays, it's the home stretch. Everything is in working order to serve our 18 million consumers", underlines Stéphane Layani, the boss of the largest wholesale market in the world, at the microphone of Europe 1.
While the teams of the market of national interest are "on the hook", he assures, Stéphane Layani expects an increase in turnover in 2021. "We will perhaps be fewer around the table this year but people will want to have fun after two years of health crisis. The 2020 figures were very good and I expect even better figures in 2021 ", he explains.
And to add: "The calendar is very good this year because we will have a Christmas period of three days. I am convinced that we will have very beautiful end of year celebrations."
No out of stock
Despite the health crisis and employee shortages in certain logistics sectors, there will be no shortage of stock, says Stéphane Layani.
"Our operators are very smart, they have managed to get around the difficulties".
"The only real difficulty encountered was particularly around the scallop, following Brexit."
A difficulty that the Rungis market has been able to overcome thanks to the production of French scallops.
"We have a great country in terms of autonomy and food sovereignty, so we are not very worried," says Stéphane Layani.
And the director of the international market assures him, "you will not pay more for your fish" this year, in particular "the scallop, fine fish, sea bream, sea bass or even smoked salmon".