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Seed potato growers for the United Kingdom who have been confident that crucial trade with Egypt and other non-EU markets would not be disrupted by Brexit may be in for a shock.
According to the industry levy body, AHDB Potatoes, the estimated total area planted with potatoes in Great Britain this season is just short of 300,000 acres.
According to Vereinigte Hagel, the overall damage amounts to around 60 Million Euro: That’s the interim result shortly before the start of this year’s harvest and before the beginning of the month of July, with the most damage.
Besonders in Norddeutschland, dem größten Anbaugebiet von Bio Kartoffeln bundesweit, wurden durch ergiebige Regenfälle mit über 100l/qm in wenigen Stunden erhebliche Schäden verursacht. Gleichzeitig ist der Kartoffelkäfer auf dem Vormarsch,
Potato acreage increased by 5.3% in 2016 and will again increase by 5.1% this season.
Per l’annata 2017, l’areale coltivato nei paesi NEPG (Produttori di patate dell’Europa nordoccidentale) è stato stimato a 578.821 ettari, il 4,6% in più rispetto all’anno scorso e l’8,3% in più rispetto alla media quinquennale.
A New Zealand low-carbohydrate potato has been on the market for just three weeks, but is already proving to be a major success.
How big the effects of the drought will be on the new potatoes, differs strongly by grower. "You have growers who irrigate and a group that don’t have that option.