Potatoes are scarce and expensive in Germany- expert expects falling prices

Published 2024년 6월 6일

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The average price for waxy potatoes in Germany has increased to 1.63 euros per kilo from last year's 1.54 euros due to heavy rainfall delaying planting and harvesting. The supply of early potatoes is tight, leading to higher prices, and the situation is worsened by fewer imports from countries like Israel, Egypt, and Spain, and a shortage of seed potatoes due to decreased production and a ban on certain pesticides. Consumers are expected to see a decrease in prices by July, and the main potato harvest for supermarkets will begin in mid-June.

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In the past two weeks, the average price for a kilo of mainly waxy potatoes was around 1.63 euros, said Christoph Hambloch, market expert at the Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI) in Bonn. According to his information, last year the average price for the same period was 1.54 euros per kilo. However: "Consumers can expect prices to become cheaper again," said Hambloch. He expects that end customer prices will fall again by July at the latest. Farmers were unable to go to the fields due to rain In general, the supply of early potatoes was rather tight this year, which led to the higher prices. Farmers in Germany could have planted in the classic early potato growing areas as early as February and early March. After that, however, it always rained a little in the south and southwest. The delays were particularly severe on the Lower Rhine, in the Netherlands and in Belgium. Farmers were unable to go to the fields due to the rain, said Hambloch. Harvest slightly delayed ...

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