Potatoes in crisis mode: big harvest, low prices

How are potatoes in Western markets doing in a pandemic? The vegetable harvest is very high, mainly by expanding the cultivation area. The situation is worse with the demand for products, which fell as a result of restrictions imposed on the hotel, restaurant and catering (HoReCa) industry. In addition, vegetables harvested last year still remain in the cold stores. The European potato harvest will be greater than last year. The reason is the expansion of the cultivation area. As for consumption potatoes, the yields are slightly below the average level from the last 5 years, but also higher than in the previous year. This is the opinion of the Northwest European Potato Producers Association (NEPG). As the area under cultivation increased by 0.7% compared to the previous year, the total harvest for the five most important producer countries in the EU - namely Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands - is estimated at 27.9 million tonnes. Last year, Northwest ...