Tridge summary
Despite a lower availability, the Netherlands has seen an increase in seed potato exports to European destinations, with approximately 135,000 tons delivered within the EU by the end of January. This is higher than the 120,000 to 130,000 tons in previous years. Italy and Spain have imported about 25,000 tons each, which is 4,000 to 5,000 tons more than last year. Exports to Turkey and the UK have also risen, while exports to North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have significantly reduced.
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As soon as the seed potato grower has sorted a batch, the trading companies collect it immediately. This also applies to chip potato varieties that are normally purchased in March and April. It indicates that buyers would like to receive their seed potatoes early this season. The low availability is to blame for this. We see this especially in exports to European destinations. Exports are currently higher than in previous years, while considerably less seed potatoes are available for export. In order to limit the shortage of seed potatoes as much as possible, much more seed potatoes are cut than normal. Many larger potatoes are also made suitable for planting using cutting machines. Larger seed potato exports Within the EU, approximately 135,000 tons of seed potatoes have been delivered at the end of January. In previous years, this was around 120,000 to 130,000 tons in the same period, according to figures from the Dutch Potato Organization (NAO). This is particularly striking in ...
Source: Boerderij
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