Dutch Crop tour potatoes - week 41
Potato harvesting goes smoothly
The potato harvesters from the growers of the Boerenbusiness Dutch Crop tour have already managed to harvest quite a few hectares. For example, the Innovators' harvesting in Wouw (North Brabant) went smoothly on the sandy soil.
Several plots from the Crop Tour are already behind the planks and have been removed from the land without too many problems, except for some drought clumps. This week they are again harvesting at full speed, including in the Brabantse Wouw.
The potato harvesting went without any problems, says grower Gybert Doggen. NKG is applied to the plot and part has been removed from the land and the other part is in storage. Doggen is satisfied with the yield, which appears to be average. "The harvest actually went very well. Considering the top of the potato ridge, it initially seemed very dry, but once underneath there was still sufficient moisture. As a result, there was no damage. I think our yield is between 55 and 60 tons per hectare. we expect an average return."
In Zeewolde (Flevoland), the Crop tour plot was cleared last week and the lot is drying in storage. Grower Thomas Zandeé indicates that there is nothing wrong with the quality, but that the yield is somewhat disappointing to him. "The quality of the potatoes seems good, but we simply did not have enough numbers this year. The yield is therefore mediocre."
Rain the spoilsport
Most harvesting machines are currently standing still due to the precipitation that started on Wednesday evening. For example, 20 millimeters fell in several places in the north on Wednesday evening and today (Thursday) areas in the center and south of the Netherlands received a few heavy showers. For example, 38 millimeters fell on the Gewastour plot in Hellevoetsluis (South Holland) (which has already been cleared) and in Zeewolde (Flevoland) 24 millimeters also fell in the past 36 hours. The east of the Netherlands was not overlooked and more than 30 millimeters of precipitation fell at the Gewastour plot.
Jesse Torringa
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