Potatoes: Week beginning 21/04/08

Home Market Prices

Kerr Pinks: €350-400 per tonne for good washing quality in boxes; €310-330/t for wholesale trade.

Rooster: €380-430 per tonne for good washing quality in boxes; €250-300/t for wholesale trade.

Golden Wonder: €450 per tonne; €200-250/tonne for the peeling trade.

Comment: Strong trade for Rooster again this week. Planting of maincrop is 70% complete in the South and South East, with 15% planted elsewhere. Growers are advised to grow only acreage and variety for their own market this year.