News on Potato Prices from Europe

Although the drought in the Netherlands resulted in very challenging harvesting circumstances, by now the potatoes have practically all been harvested. Heero Gramsma, Managing Director of Nedato reflects...

As a result of the late potato harvest in the North-western European countries (BE, DE, FR, NL, UK), the potato growers organisation NEPG has decided to postpone publication of its annual yield estimates till the third week of November.

Als gevolg van de late aardappeloogst in alle NEPG landen (BE, DE, FR, NL, UK) is besloten om de bekend making van de officiële NEPG oogstverwachting cijfers uit te stellen naar de derde week november.

Currency and supply dynamics are affecting the relative price of British processing potatoes compared to supplies from Belgium and the Netherlands.

Starting from the 2016 – 2017 season, the Belgapom quotation will be made up of three parts, each supplemented by their own market sentiment: Bintje, Challenger and Fontane.

Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.

In Russia, potatoes have hit record high prices due to supplies being imported and a lack of vegetable storage.

UK Supermarket chain Tesco has announced it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture, and become the first retailer in the UK to introduce new long term contracts for potato growers and packers.

The North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) expect the combined potato acreage in Belgium, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Great Britain to be 552.000 hectares (1.36 million acres). This is an increase of 4.9 percent compared to last year.

De NEPG (North-western European Potato Growers) verwacht in North-Western Europe een areaal van 552.000 hectare consumptieaardappelen. Dit is 4,9% meer dan vorig seizoen.

HZPC Holland B.V., a leading potato breeding company sets the final price for harvest 2015 for its Dutch seed potato pool at € 30,28 per 100 kilo.

HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling, stelt de definitieve uitbetalingsprijs voor zijn Nederlandse pootaardappel-pool over Oogst 2015 vast op € 30,28 per 100 kilo.

Since the start of 2016, potato prices in the United Kingdom have risen more steeply than at any other period since 2000.

Las patatas procedentes de Francia están desplazando en los mercados a las producidas en España de variedad temprana, justo cuando comienza la comercialización de este tubérculo, especialmente en las comunidades autónomas de Andalucía, Murcia y Valencia.

HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling, heeft de prognoseprijs over Oogst 2015 vastgesteld en verwacht zijn pootgoedtelers in Nederland € 29,50 per 100 kilo te betalen.

Late last week, the Potato Council published its annual GB Potatoes Market Intelligence report, wrapping up all key information about the GB potato market in order to inform decision-making and provide answers for common questions about the industry.

AVEBE betaalt gemiddeld 71 euro per ton aardappelen over de oogst van 2014. Dit is inclusief de prestatiecomponenten voor zetmeelgehalte, kwaliteit, levertijdstip en geleverd volume.

Better relationships between UK potato growers and the rest of the supply chain are needed if the sector is to cope with its current downturn.