Inside: Potato Market
Belgium sees potato harvest shrinking
The harvest forecast for potatoes in the EU-28 has slightly decreased compared to the previous estimate in May. The MARS bulletin that came out on Monday now assumes a yield of 33.4 tons per hectare.
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Choose the subscription that suits youThe June 2017 estimate is 0.7% lower than the May forecast, but is still 2.7% above the five-year average of 32.5 tonnes and 1,3% more than last year. There have been some shifts in the past month. For example, the harvest in the United Kingdom appears to be larger than expected. The average hectare yield is now 43.2 tons instead of 42.7.
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French harvest the same
The expectation for Hungary has also been increased to 18.7 tons and that of Austria to 33.7 tons. The figure for France has remained the same at 45.2 tonnes. Still above average. Poland also still has the same number of kilos (22.4 tons).
Belgium is declining fastest
The countries that perform less than in May still thought to be the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden. The biggest difference is in Belgium. Went MARS In May, the yield was still 48.3 tons per hectare, but this has now fallen to 45 tons. In the Netherlands it fell to 43.6 tons and Germany to 43.7 tons. Of the Benelux countries, the moisture shortage is greatest in the Flemish Region.
Crop growth dated June 26 of the #potatoes, race is Eurostar. See https://t.co/XzMw6eYSiW pic.twitter.com/uV3mdrsUmU
— Harrysfarm (@harrysfarm) June 26, 2017
#potatoes in bloom.... pic.twitter.com/GREg6w6utZ
— bien (@sabinegrobbink) June 26, 2017
A big difference from last year on June 22. Crops #potatoes en #onions are 7-10 days ahead of 2016. pic.twitter.com/gviwI4Vbys
— Harrysfarm (@harrysfarm) June 22, 2017
#Potatoes with some artificial rain #harvest2017 #Perrot pic.twitter.com/Qdp65t91DJ
— Chris vd Lindeloof (@Chrisvdl1969) June 18, 2017