EU: The potato sector is concerned about the late and difficult season

Published 2024년 7월 2일

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The potato market this season is influenced by the increase in the processing capacity of the industry and the supply-demand relationship. The supply is uncertain due to extreme weather conditions and problems with planting and emergence. Rotten seed potatoes are causing up to 80% of the potatoes to fail to germinate, and heavy rainfall and flooding have written off parts of potato plots. While the seed potato area is increasing in France, it is shrinking in the Netherlands due to quality problems. Demand for raw materials for the processing industry is growing in the EU4 countries, largely due to increased processing capacity, while sales of processed products are declining due to competition from countries like North America, China, India, Turkey, and Argentina.

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The potato market this season is mainly determined by the increase in the processing capacity of the industry and the relationship between supply and demand. How large that supply will be has never been more uncertain due to the extreme start of the current season, NEPG says. The grower organization does expect an area expansion of 4 to 6 percent in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. NEPG does not yet have concrete figures. She reports that late and difficult planting conditions and emergence problems are raising concerns in a number of key growing areas. Rotten seed potatoes According to NEPG, rotten seed potatoes sometimes cause up to 80 percent to fail to germinate. This mainly concerns potato plots in the Netherlands and Belgium. The use of cut seed potatoes, delayed planting, frequent germination and heavy rainfall have made the planting and emergence period very complicated, the organization writes. In addition, entire potato plots have already been written off in ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst