The potato campaign is evolving without setbacks and with normal prices

The potato campaign leaves behind the controversy over imports that marked its start, evolving without setbacks, with average prices at origin remaining stable and crop prospects looking good, despite excess water. "At the moment, we have acceptable prices, moving around 30% of potato production nationwide, with around 25% in Murcia, while in Andalusia we are starting at a fairly good pace," detailed Alberto Duque, head of the potato sector at COAG. Duque thus leaves behind the controversy that marked the campaign's start, sown by his agricultural organization by accusing distributors of flooding shelves with potatoes from Israel and Egypt during the new potato campaign in Murcia and Andalusia. "We have managed to raise awareness among distributors," celebrated the COAG representative, after initially accusing them of "delaying the purchase of national product, saturating the market, and forcing prices down at origin." Regarding production, the COAG spokesperson specified that in ...