No price change has been reported over the past week, with the tonne box of Rooster trading at €530.
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Potatoes: 13/11/2018
Ex-farm potato prices reported to the IFA
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Comment: Digging continues nationwide, with many growers finished their harvest. Growers are reported to be reasonably happy with the harvest so far, which has been made easier with excellent weather and ground conditions experienced. Growers who have finished harvesting their potatoes are reported to be disappointed with yield, but reasonably happy with quality. Yield was expected to fall dramatically on previous years during the drought period when growth ceased and secondary growths became a problem. However, growers have reported that yields of irrigated crops are lower than expected, while yields on non-irrigated crops on heavier ground are higher than expected. No price change has been reported over the past week, with the tonne box of Rooster trading at €530. Stocks of Queens are now fully gone and Queens are running scarce at supermarket level also. Meanwhile, in the UK, most growers have now finished lifting. With crops in store, they are monitoring price movements.
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Potatoes: 13/11/2018
Ex-farm potato prices reported to the IFA
Comment: Digging continues nationwide, with many growers finished their harvest. Growers are reported to be reasonably happy with the harvest so far, which has been made easier with excellent weather and ground conditions experienced. Growers who have finished harvesting their potatoes are reported to be disappointed with yield, but reasonably happy with quality. Yield was expected to fall dramatically on previous years during the drought period when growth ceased and secondary growths became a problem. However, growers have reported that yields of irrigated crops are lower than expected, while yields on non-irrigated crops on heavier ground are higher than expected. No price change has been reported over the past week, with the tonne box of Rooster trading at €530. Stocks of Queens are now fully gone and Queens are running scarce at supermarket level also. Meanwhile, in the UK, most growers have now finished lifting. With crops in store, they are monitoring price movements.
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