Kartoffeln News, 02/Oct/2025

1. supply situation & harvest

• The market remains characterized by an extensive supply of table potatoes. Freshplaza speaks of a "continued extensive supply" with a wide range of varieties - at the same time, demand is friendly, but without any particular momentum. freshplaza.de

• In Schleswig-Holstein, stable weather conditions have enabled rapid harvesting progress, meaning that the harvest is nearing completion in many places.

• In some regions, periods of rain have led to quality deficiencies, meaning that parts of the harvest cannot be stored or are used directly as fodder or biogas.

2. prices & demand

• Wholesale dealer prices continue to be weak: despite good availability and a broad supply, demand has not picked up significantly.

• In Austria, prices of up to €20/100 kg continue to be paid for good table potato qualities - but here, too, there has been no movement in price levels compared to the previous week.

• Current producer prices are available for North Rhine-Westphalia: Table potatoes (loose, retail price) are at €14.00/dt for waxy and floury varieties.

• In Saxony, prices for waxy and floury potatoes fell to €15.00/dt in week 39, while prices for predominantly waxy varieties remained stable at €14.50/dt.

• In Hesse, producer prices for potatoes (quality I) are currently between €14.00/dt and €19.00/dt, averaging around €17.25/dt.

3. wholesale, industrial goods & export

• The industrial potato market is showing no significant movement - there are hardly any buyers for free produce and processors are predominantly only accepting quantities offered under contract.

• There is currently a lack of impetus in exports and supra-regional trade: as there are also good harvests in many neighboring regions, there is little need to import large quantities.

• In NRW, ongoing stockpiling campaigns in the retail trade are supporting sales, but even these are currently only sufficient to counteract the supply pressure to a limited extent.