Supply of free potatoes limited in Belgium

Published 2023년 2월 16일

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A research inventory by the Belgian institute PCA reveals that the country's stored potato stock is roughly equal to the five-year average, accounting for about 68 percent of the total production. However, the freely marketable potatoes are at a lower 21 percent, which is below the five-year average of 31 percent. The institute has observed a trend towards contract cultivation, with a notable increase in the cultivation of specific storage varieties like Fontane, despite a decrease in other varieties such as Challenger, Innovator, and Bintje. The 2022 harvest saw over 1.5 million tons of potatoes delivered by early February, but sales volumes are lower than the five-year average due to a decrease in the call-up of contract potatoes.

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This is evident from an inventory by the Belgian research institute PCA. This stock is comparable to the five-year average and is approximately 68 percent of the total production of storage potatoes in Belgium. Only 21 percent of the potatoes, which is slightly more than 500,000 tons, in the Belgian potato warehouses are still freely marketable. That share is considerably lower than the five-year average calculated at 31 percent. PCA notes that there is a shift in potato cultivation towards more contract cultivation. The research institute sees a relationship with the cultivation of more specific storage varieties. Especially Fontane in stock As of 1 February, 1.53 million tonnes of the largest Belgian potato variety, Fontane, are still in stock. That is 63 percent of the total. This stock is 6 percent lower than last year, but 16 percent higher than the five-year average. The inventories of Challenger, Innovator and also Bintje are lower than in previous years. The share of ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst