Potato stocks in Canada are significantly lower, according to new figures from the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture. It was already known that the revenues would be disappointing, but now this is also apparent from the stock figures.
Uit the new figures The Ministry of Agriculture shows that there is 11% less in Canadian barns than last year. There were still approximately 1 million tons in stock on Monday, April 2. Chip potato stocks are still slightly lower, which is why it is expected that several factories will have a gap between the old and new harvest. This is especially true for the province of Manitoba.
Early frost
In the province of Manitoba, inventories are 24% lower than last year. This was also the province where 2.000 hectares could not be harvested due to the early frost. Stocks are also significantly lower in the provinces of Prince Edward Island, where most of Canada's potatoes are grown, and New Brunswick.