Potatoes were sown and harvested on the same day in the Netherlands

Dutch potato growers had a difficult year last year, as both sowing and harvesting were significantly delayed due to unfavorable weather. On April 19, the Dutch agricultural site Trekkerweb published some surprising news. The strange thing happened was that one of the farmers started the 2024 potato sowing on the same day on which he harvested the potatoes planted in the ground the previous season. Potatoes have been a staple food in the Netherlands since the 17th century. The state, which has an area roughly half the size of Hungary, is one of the 10 largest potato producers in the world, producing roughly 7 million tons of potatoes per year. Just for comparison: farmers in Hungary harvested 161.5 thousand tons last year. In 2023, it was a huge tragedy for the Dutch that 5-10 percent of the crop remained in the ground due to extreme weather and extremely high rainfall. According to them, the producer presented by Trekkerweb was among the farmers affected by unfavorable climatic ...