More free potatoes in storage

More than 52% of the potato harvest had been delivered in April, according to VTA's stock inventory. This means that approximately 10% less has been delivered, compared to the 5-year average.

However, more potatoes were delivered (in absolute tons). However, the fact that more has been delivered cannot prevent that there are still 34% more potatoes in storage (compared to last year).

More free potatoes in storage
54% of the stock in storage has been sold. In addition, 23% of the potatoes are free in storage, which means that there are currently more free potatoes in storage (compared to previous seasons). In the last 5 seasons this share was around 10%.

VTA expects an increasing price difference between the unprocessable batches and the good quality potatoes. This is because the quality leaves much to be desired for many parties.

Anne-Jan Doorn

Anne Jan Doorn is an arable expert at Boerenbusiness. He writes about the various arable farming markets and also focuses on the land and energy market.

aj.doorn@boerenbusiness. Nl

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