Harvesting of potatoes, onions, and carrots has been suspended in Austria

Due to record rains and floods, Austrian farmers have suspended the harvesting of vegetables. From ⅓ to ⅔ of the potato area remained in the fields. This is reported by LKÖ. "The damage caused by the floods is still impossible to calculate. However, there are currently enough reserves to meet domestic demand without any problems. Sales in the food retail sector increased slightly due to cold temperatures. Producer prices have not changed. In Lower Austria and Upper Austria, prices for medium-tasting table potatoes have recently been mostly around €30/100 kg, with storage deductions or higher. Producer prices have not changed compared to the previous week. At the beginning of the week, prices for medium onions, peeled and sorted in boxes, were mostly between €20 and €23/100 kg depending on quality. "Carrot harvesting in Lower Austria has literally sunk in the past few days. After record rainfall, harvesting operations had ...