Will there be enough seed potatoes for northern Spain?

Ricardo Ortega While potato plantings are concluding in the south of the peninsula, farmers and operators are doing their accounts for Castilla-La Mancha and the communities of the northern half of the peninsula. The forecasts include lights and shadows, such as the fact that at the beginning of January there are 20% less seed potatoes than last year. Operators and farmers remain awaiting the figures offered by the seed companies. There is fear of not being able to meet all commitments. Less potato 'seed', but with greater caliber than other years. If usually the maximum size used in Castilla y León is 50 millimeters, this year sizes of 55 and 60, and even 65, are offered. This is highlighted by Yolanda Medina, president of the Interprofessional Potato Association of Castilla y León. All this makes it foreseeable that the farmer will return to the old practice of breaking the tuber before burying it. It is a practice that was considered abandoned in a large part of the regional ...