Belgium: Fixed mood potato market leads to higher quotations

A fixed mood means that there is a good balance between supply and demand on the potato market. In Belgium, research institutes PCA and Fiwap write in the weekly market report that the trade and processors continue to ask for potatoes suitable for chips and potatoes that are mainly intended for export. However, the offer is limited due to the busy spring work, the Belgian analysts report. PCA and Fiwap note this week for Fontane and Challenger 20 to 22 euros per 100 kilos. That is on average 1 euro more than last week. Due to a shortage of transactions, no price indication can be given for Bintje. The grower's price for Bintje was set at 20 euros per 100 kilos last week. Processing into fresh fries At the start of this week, PotatoNL's quotation for French fries in category I rose by 50 cents to 20.50 to 22.50 euros per 100 kilos. For chips potatoes that are not intended for large-scale processing, such as Agria and Markies for processing into fresh chips, the quotation was ...