South Africa: Plenty of potatoes are available

“We have plenty of potatoes, but at the same time we have the demand to take it away. Yesterday night 230,000 10kg bags were offloaded at the market and that’s a lot. However, it’s a peak time in terms of demand and currently we sell over 240,000 per day. Demand is very good because Botswana re-opened its borders last week. " Botswana sporadically closes its borders to fresh produce imports like potatoes, tomatoes and onions from South Africa to protect its domestic producers. Local Botswana potatoes have finished and buyers have resumed buying potatoes in South Africa since the borders were re-opened last week Wednesday. Thursday was a public holiday in South Africa but since last Friday, David says, potato business has been brisk. "It's a big factor for us when the Botswana border opens," he explains. “Botswana and Mozambique take significant amounts of South Africa’s potatoes. Mozambique doesn’t close its border as there is no domestic potato production. " Potatoes: best ...