Potato growers can only watch as some of their crops rot in the ground after being submerged in water. Crops grown on riverbanks and in low-lying fields have been worst hit by the recent monsoon-like conditions. Foliage on some crops has started to yellow and curl up before dying, while in other cases potatoes are rotting in the ground. Crop losses are inevitable and Teagasc tillage expert Michael Hennessy said the ground conditions could be potentially disastrous for the main harvest.
Ireland's potatoes 'rotting in the fields'
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