At the end of the 2024/25 season, the average price of Maris Piper maincrop potatoes hit more than 拢600/tonne. A year later and they were struggling to make much more than 拢100/t following a collapse...
At the end of the 2024/25 season, the average price of Maris Piper maincrop potatoes hit more than 拢600/tonne. A year later and they were struggling to make much more than 拢100/t following a collapse...
The PotatoEurope exhibition heard there was no expectation that the lack of potatoes this season would lead to a jump in planting next year, with contract prices for the 2026/27 season down by 20% in many cases
A potato season that growers will want to forget is coming to an end, but there is still plenty of uncertainty as they enter the 2026/27 season
Potato growers are entering the 2025/26 season with trepidation after a collapse in old crop values and a low-priced start