In the Netherlands, indicative price of seed potatoes lower than previous seasons

Published May 3, 2021

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Agricultural cooperative Agrico has set the average indication price for seed potatoes from the 2020 harvest at € 25.00 per 100 kg for its members. The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted the sales of seed potatoes, with mixed results in various regions. The company managed to sell well to early destinations like Pakistan and Bangladesh, but faced challenges in Asia and North Africa. In Europe, sales varied by country. Despite the challenging market, Agrico is satisfied with the demand for the Fontane and Marquis varieties in Northwestern Europe. The final payment prices will be announced in July.

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Last week, the potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average indication price of € 25.00 per 100 kg for seed potatoes from the 2020 harvest. The price is an average for all sizes and classes. The influence of Covid-19 on the sales of seed potatoes has been enormous in the past year. The situation was very bad in many of the important purchasing countries. Loss of infrastructure, limited availability of financial resources and, for some destinations, limited availability of containers. All in all, Agrico can look back on a very challenging season. Agrico fared well with early destinations such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. Good quantities were sold here at high prices. In contrast, Asia and North Africa were significantly disappointing. Algeria, one of the largest buyers of Dutch seed potatoes, decided to impose a quota for a maximum of 50,000 tons of imported seed potatoes. The situation in Europe was strongly country dependent. In general, sales went well. Spain was ...

Source: AGF