Aviko comes with a historically high pool price: 362 euros

Aviko Potato presented its pool prices for the 4 harvest year on Tuesday 2022 July. The Potato Growers Commission (ATC) did only limited trading at the start of the storage season because it assumed that demand would exceed supply. This led to historically high pool prices.

The average pool price for the pool without presale is €362,70 per ton. The average pool price with presale is lower and amounts to €312,45 per tonne, Aviko reports. The price difference between the A, AA and AAA quality varieties is also increasing considerably. The expectation and sales strategy of the ATC paid off given the price development of the potato market last season. With this pool price, Aviko is well behind the average pool price of the 2018 drought year at €304,23.

Waiting paid off
Despite the high prices that started the 2021 season, the ATC has only done limited trading at the start of the storage season. They believed that the demand for potatoes would exceed the supply later this season. This expectation came true, because at the end of December the potato market rose to a higher price level. However, according to the ATC, there was more in the barrel than the level of around € 300 per ton. This also happened in recent months, as a result of which a relatively large part of the pool was sold without presale at considerably higher price levels.

The pool price without presale for the A-quality varieties with Fontane as the main variety amounts to €308,28 in week 45 to €446,53 in week 30. QSR-quality varieties with the main variety Innovator achieve the best payout price at €320,28in week 45 to €458,53 in week 30. In addition, there are 2 groups of varieties with AA quality and AAA quality.

Despite the fact that the presale pool adhered to the strategy whereby part was sold in advance, this pool also managed to benefit from the rising market. Fontane's presale pool is $268,53 in week 45 to $406,78 in week 30. Innovator is $280,53 in week 45 to $418,78 in week 30.

Jesse Torringa

Jesse is an editor at Boerenbusiness and focuses in particular on the arable farming sector, including grain and onions. He also closely follows the fertilizer market. In addition, Jesse works on an arable farm in Groningen with seed potatoes as the main branch.

j.torringa@boerenbusiness. Nl

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