Germany: Cultivation of starch potatoes is under pressure

Published 2022년 9월 13일

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The Federal Association of German Starch Potato Producers (BVS) is calling for a policy change due to increasing production costs and uncertainty caused by high energy costs and alternative fruits. The cultivation area for starch potatoes is decreasing both nationally and in the EU, with lower yields due to climate change. This is putting pressure on the fulfillment of raw material contracts and leading to tight supply and higher prices. As a result, farmers are seeking higher basic prices and additional payments to sustainably produce the valuable starch raw material. The BVS is also critical of the EU Commission's proposed reduction in pesticide use and potential ban in protected areas, questioning the economic and quality production of potatoes under these conditions.

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09/13/2022 | 09:25:00 | ID: 34059 | Department: Agriculture | agricultural economics Berlin (agrar-PR) - Farmers are resolutely calling for a change in policy "Increasing production costs in cultivation, uncertainty due to high energy costs in processing and attractive alternative fruits: That is the simplified formula for why the cultivation of starch potatoes is under pressure," says Hans- Wilhelm GIERE, Chairman of the Federal Association of German Starch Potato Producers (BVS) on the occasion of the annual meeting of the association in the context of the PotatoEurope, which took place again in Germany. Nationwide, the valuable starch raw material is currently on around 58,500 hectares, i.e. on an area that is three percent smaller, and is thus following the downward trend in the EU. In many European growing areas, there are lower-than-average yields due to dryness and heat. “Climate change has also arrived in our fields. The shortfalls compared to a normal harvest are likely ...

Source: Agrar