Greece's potato stocks to run out two months earlier than usual

Published 2024년 11월 22일

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The potato season in Greece is coming to an end earlier than usual due to a reduction in cultivation area and water shortage, leading to a potential lack of potatoes by the end of 2024. The early end of the season is also caused by potatoes sprouting due to high temperatures, affecting shelf life. Demand for yellow potatoes is greater than white ones, with Balkan buyers preferring cheaper options and competition from other European countries. The biggest issue is weather-related, as the region is supposed to have cold temperatures but it's not, necessitating a switch to cold storage. The average price for potatoes this season is 0.52 euros/kg, with post-harvest costs contributing to the high price.

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The potato season in Greece is ending earlier than usual. Iosif Kokkinidis, a representative of the producer organization Agroteam Perithori from Nevrokopi, the most important potato growing region in Greece, says that the end of the season will come two months earlier than usual, EastFruit reports. “Usually, potato reserves in Nevrokopi last until the end of February, but this time it is unknown whether potatoes will be available by the end of 2024. This is due to the reduction in the area under cultivation. From 1,700 hectares last season, they have now been halved. There is also a significant shortage of water. It is difficult for producers to maintain the volume of the harvest,” the producer explains. According to Kokkinidis, the drought and abnormally high temperatures last summer exacerbated the seasonal difficulties. Due to the intense heat, potatoes began to sprout earlier than usual, and this affected the shelf life of the product. Therefore, sales of the root crop began ...

Source: Eastfruit