Now all potatoes should be also in Belgium until the coming weekend harvested. Then, farmers with larger crops also have recovered all tubers. Most of it was processed last immediately after harvest, so that the cold has caused no damage. Meanwhile, the trading activities on the spot market have calmed down. Supplier, dealer and potato processors now probe the market situation. Producer prices of 7 €/ dt in Poland and well 20 €/ dt in Benelux apply for processing potatoes in Europe. These days the listing committees prepare, to evaluate potatoes every week until the end of the Vermarktungssaison and to provide guidance to the operators. Yesterday, the Dutch NAO found 19 to 23 €/ dt for consumption potatoes. From mid-November also EEX is to calculate its index with the then already on the 25.11. the November futures contract is to be billed. The closing price for that with 22 €/ dt was found yesterday.
