date:Aug 16, 2016
The extreme weather conditions have led to the usual drop in potatoes. Between gross and net yield is quite a difference. Especially the early strains suffer from greens and growth cracks. Some of the batches even consist of 20 per cent green potatoes. But we can sort those out easily enough. It causes a lot of work, but the end product is good, explains Bram Werkman of potato wholesaler Landjuweel from Oosternieland, the Netherlands.
The weather is creating challenges. First we had a drought,