Low High Average

Rooster 10kg: €2.00 €2.50 €2.30

Rooster box: €165 €200 €180

New-season Queen 10kg: €6.50 €7.50 €6.75

Comment: Approximately 50% of the Queen acreage is now harvested. Despite the recent rain, crop yields remain below average. The cooler weather is also leading to increased consumption of potatoes. The combination of the above will ensure the market remains in balance, which should ensure grower confidence when negotiating prices. In the past fortnight many growers have emptied their stores of old-season crop. Other growers have committed their stock to guaranteed buyers for the remainder of the season. With new-season stock still some way off, supplies of Rooster are becoming very tight, resulting in upward movement of the peeling price again this week.