Potatoes no longer big pay day for Northern Ireland farmers

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二月 01, 2012

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Northern Ireland potato growers say a market glut has caused prices to crash and some banks to withdraw credit for the coming season.

It once was a staple food but these days the potato is struggling to compete with likes of pasta and rice. It used to be the most lucrative crop grown on Northern Ireland farms but not any more.

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