"Continuous expansion of the potato acreage leads to oversupply and price pressure"

Due to the drought problems of recent years and the resulting crop losses in the potato industry, many growers decided to expand their existing areas. However, the subsequent larger harvest has led to a significant oversupply on the potato market. Especially in this sales year, which is determined by corona, with a lack of demand from the catering industry and large consumers, the surpluses are causing considerable pressure on the market, says Johann Schmidt, potato trader from Dinkelshausen in Bavaria. A look at the potato warehouse of the Schmidt company. The harvest of the medium-early consumption varieties has almost come to an end: the Bavarian Statistical Office in Fürth reports that the potato harvest this year is 15 percent above the long-term average. In Bayern one can harvest 1.9 million tons of potatoes. This means that for every inhabitant of Bayern there would be about 145 kilos of potatoes from their own region available. "A slightly above average harvest with good ...