The participants of the Flevopool pool who have pre-sold the product clearly see a plus on the final bill this year. This is especially noticeable in the Agria and Markies varieties. The pool prices are close to category II of the PotatoNL listing.
Flevopool will pay out €13 per 8,74 kilos in week 100 for the Agria and Markies varieties in their Variopool. These are the 2 largest breeds in the pool. This price applies to growers who have pre-sold 30%. The percentage of presale can be set by a participant between 0% and 35%. The pool without presale amounts to €6,88 per 100 kilos for both varieties.
Presale scores
In week 28, the result without presale comes to €7,55 and that of the Variopool with presale to €10,25. Innovator and Lady Anna are €0,50 below that. Fontane, Challenger and Arsenal have a minus of €1,50 on the mentioned price.
The members of the sales association can invest money to trade on the potato futures market. 6% interest is paid on this. Q-Potato markets all potatoes for Flevopool. Both parties have been working together since April 2017, which has expanded the cultivation area from Flevoland to the southwestern clay area.
Above PotatoNL listing
The linear storage table is low, at €0,05 per week. The reason is the lack of financial outliers. The average PotatoNL quotation for category I is €4,51 and for category II, in which Flevopool tries to sell the most potatoes, it is €6,55. Despite a poor price level, minimal export opportunities and a bad quality so the price is above that.
Pool chairman Jan Dirk Tonkens is cautious about making statements about the coming harvest. The rain that fell last July, which produced top yields, is fresh in the memory. Still, the top is off this year, he believes. A lot of growth can still take place in August and early September.