Australia: Potato supply drops as Australian farmers confront water allocation
In some sections of the fresh market, potato prices have risen sharply on the back of a falling supply. This is the effect of many growers across NSW struggle to get a crop in due to drought, low water allocations and high water prices.
According to Chris Cope of Sydney Produce Surveyors, prices for 20 kilograms of large, washed whites had gone from around $30, to $45 and could go higher into summer. Some processing companies have also raised contract prices as an incentive for growers to keep producing, despite the challenges.
Many of the state’s potato growers are located in the Southern Basin. The Murray region contributed 57pc of the NSW potatoes for the processing sector and the Riverina grew 73pc of the state’s potatoes for the fresh market.
Source: goodfruitandvegetables.com.au
Fuente: https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9168547/potato-supply-drops-as-australian-farmers-confront-water-allocation/
