Kartoffeln Cockpit, 19.07.2019

Today, the April 20 futures contract traded at € 19.5 / dt. This is a preliminary contract high. Currently, farmers in Europe notice very different potato yields. The biggest differences are between irrigated and unprepared areas. For some varieties of the main crop, such as the Innovator, show maturity already very early. These two factors together, dry subsoil and early Abreife let the...

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At the futures exchange in Leipzig, potato futures are back in high spirits these days. It is not unusual for July to have very different expectations for the harvest. In fact, water supply in August is crucial for yield of stored potatoes. Since since the summer drought in 2018 but hardly...