Switzerland: Limited quantity of seed potatoes

Published 2024년 1월 17일

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Last summer's seed potato harvest in Switzerland was poor, and there is a shortage of native plants for the 2024 campaign, with almost a third less availability than recent years. The situation is also difficult on the European market, making it unlikely that the missing quantity in Switzerland will be compensated for. Flexibility is required from all stakeholders, and measures are being taken to make the best use of the available plants, including distributing remaining quantities to other farms and determining the number of tubers per 100 kg for optimal distribution over the surfaces.

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Last summer's seed potato harvest was poor. The situation on the European market is not very good either and Swiss potato producers will have fewer plants for the 2024 campaign. This situation requires a lot of flexibility on the part of all stakeholders, and measures are being taken. necessary to make the best use of the plants available (photo IStock). The availability of seed potatoes poses challenges for the 2024 campaign. The supply of native plants is almost a third lower than the average of recent years. This is explained by last summer's low harvest, the decline in cultivated areas and the large number of plants rejected following viral contamination, explains Swisspatat in a press release published on Wednesday January 17. The situation is just as complicated on the European market and imports of plants are proving difficult. It seems unlikely today that all the missing quantity in Switzerland will be able to be compensated on the European market and it is expected that ...

Source: Agrihebdo