Aviko Potato will cancel the discounts that apply to fixed price contracts within the new bonus-malus system in this harvest year. This is the result of the historically low potato yields, due to the dry summer.
"It means, among other things, that the discounts for underwater weight will expire," it said Aviko know. In addition, the discount scheme above 50 points will also expire, for the period in which the potatoes can be easily processed. "The tuber discount will no longer apply to the fixed price contracts of Innovator and Zorba."
The graduated scale for regulating the underwater weights of the 'High Dry Matter potatoes' has also been expanded to above 540 grams. For tubers that fall into the 28 to 40 millimeter category, a daily price will be paid that is at least the same as the daily price for flake potatoes.
These tubers can be added to value by Aviko (via sales to the flake industry or via puree). The advice is therefore to make the cistern narrower when storing, so that this size will also generate money for the growers.
Supporting the growers
Aviko's potato growers' committee has had discussions in recent weeks to analyze the current situation. This showed that the main reason for waiving the discounts has to do with the large ones to care about the quality of potatoes. In addition, there are concerns about the large yield differences between growers.
The abolition of discounts in fixed price contracts is, among other things, a solution to the problems within the contractual frameworks. Aviko expects to help the affected growers with this.