Last Friday, March 7, prices for industrial potatoes in Northern Europe registered general declines in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, compared to the previous week.
Potato growers are facing seed availability challenges for 2025, a continuation of issues from the previous year.
En tres semanas, el precio de las papas se ha reducido casi a la mitad.
Potato production and consumption in Hungary have decreased drastically in recent decades.
Horsham Rural City Council has welcomed the decision of an international food company to locate its new manufacturing facility at Dooen’s Wimmera Agriculture and Logistics Hub (WAL Hub).
At Warsaw’s Bronisze wholesale market, domestic potatoes are priced between EUR 0.24 and EUR 0.49 per kilogram.
In Belgium, at least 85% of the 3.5 to 4.5 Mt of potatoes produced each year are destined for a processing site. This shows the weight of the industry in this country.
The Belgian Belgapom has further lowered the quotation for French fries potatoes of the Fontane variety to below 20 euros per 100 kilos. This week’s reduction amounts to 2.50 euros, bringing the price to 17.50 euros per 100 kilos.
