UK: Scottish seed potatoes are exported to 28 countries

“There were initial concerns that we wouldn't get the seed potatoes away in time, but we got the main volumes there before the freight rates went up and the shippers stopped sailing through the Red Sea,” explains Patrick Hughes from Scottish Agri Export Hub . “Seed potatoes are good of quality this season, in addition to Egypt we have also completed exporting to Thailand and Morocco and we are shipping to other key markets such as Indonesia and continue exporting to the Canary Islands. In total Scottish seed potatoes are exported to 28 countries.” Volumes of seed potatoes produced in Scotland last year were marginally down on last year, they had the advantage of having been, for the most part lifted before the country was hit by severe storms at the end of last year. Unfortunately, the ware crop suffered from the heavy rain which flooded some fields, but compared to other countries Scotland got off fairly lightly as Ireland lost around 50% of the ware crop and The Netherlands and ...