How was the potato campaign in Northern European countries?
신선 일반 감자
게시됨 2021년 11월 23일
Tridge 요약
This has been a very humid summer in northern and central Europe, so potato picks have been carried out somewhat slowly and under difficult conditions in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. France was the exception with a very easy and fast harvest. In many cases, farmers delayed their harvest, waiting for the rain to subside and improve harvesting, without success.
원본 콘텐츠
At the end of September and until October and November, in Belgium the potato harvesters were operating between 60 and 70% of their capacity, which made the whole process slower, according to the NEPG (association representing producers potato from France, Germany, Belgium and Holland). Yields Gross yields have been medium to good, depending on the country, but net yields have been lower due to considerable losses in the fields (water damage) and physiological problems such as hollow hearts, split potatoes and growth cracks. And also due to storage problems. However, as the industry needs all the potatoes, it is acquiring most of the tubers without making many complaints. Production In 2021, the area of potato cultivated by the NEPG countries decreased by around 24,000 ha, from 522,000 to 498,000 ha. Total production should be around 22.7 Mt, which is equivalent to 700,000 tonnes less than in 2020. Lower production, together with the resumption of most export flows of processed ...