Spain (Salamanca): Despite the good quality of the potato, the campaign is marked by an atmosphere of pessimism.
Farmers have started the harvest season with discouragement, given that prices do not exceed 20 cents per kilo.
Farmers have started the harvest season with discouragement, given that prices do not exceed 20 cents per kilo.
Japan is considering actions that could lead to the full opening of its market to fresh potatoes from the United States, following a request from Washington.
The harvest balance stands at "around 60 tons per hectare," a figure "better than expected."
The decline has already been evident in the earliest varieties, and if the temperature does not decrease, it could worsen in the remaining ones.
Following last year’s overproduction across Europe, which drove prices down , Polish growers have significantly reduced their cultivated area. We’ve gone from 210,000 hectares to around 185,000, a drop of approximately 12%.
The cost per kilo is between 18 and 20 cents.
Merchants are confident that the supply of potatoes and avocados will normalize in the coming weeks.
The supply is expected to increase even further in the coming weeks.