Kartoffeln Cockpit, 20.12.2019

The market for processed potatoes is almost frozen in winter. Factories report that no new business has been started for a few days. On the one hand, these focus on the processing of the contract goods and on the other hand, it is currently difficult to mobilize free goods. In principle, however, there is an interest of the processors in other goods, but the willingness to sell is extremely low before the turn of the year, there are hardly any offers. There is hardly any trade in Belgium either, only warehousing goods are traded. The quotations remain unchanged. In France , the market is less shaped by the actual relationship between supply and demand than by general strikes over pension policy. Exports are low due to the lack of delivery capacity due to the strike. Exports to Spain and Great Britain in particular are falling. Warehouse-critical goods are also pressing, which is why the prices on Tuesday also had no room for improvement. The Dutch listing is picking up. The EEX cash index remains unchanged.The handling of food products reaches its peak this week, retailers and packers are busy ordering, because until December 24th. potatoes are in demand for Christmas sales. In most of the federal states, the prices of foodstuffs remain unchanged, but regionally, like in Lower Saxony, the trading margins can increase either at the lower or the upper end. Overall, however, the food market is balanced. Meanwhile, prices are stable at EEX . Today more contracts are being turned back than at the beginning of the week, the April 2020 date is currently 0.30 euros up. (VR-Agrarberatung)