Potatoes News, 08/12/2022

The courses on the futures exchange EEX in Leipzig are clearly pointing north today. Potatoes were already being traded today at a peak of 27.50 euros/dt. The dry conditions and high temperatures are slowing down the growth of potatoes and driving prices up accordingly. Rainfall is still only very sporadically in sight, but could occur more extensively in the next week. In Lower Saxony, the...

Expert Opinion: 

Heat and drought continue to worry growers. The prospects for the coming week appear somewhat better. However, the plants have so far lacked rain on too many days. Despite the larger acreage in Central Europe, the harvest is unlikely to be all that plentiful. There will probably not be a cheap...