The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) has estimated the total conservation potato harvest in the five main European producer countries (Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands) at approximately 24.9 million tonnes in 2016, i.e. down 2 % from 2015 and on the five-year average, although surface areas were up by more than 4 % (446 500 ha). The low yields are the consequence of highly particular climate conditions, especially variable from spring onwards. Certain zones saw floods, and then a very dry harvest period, which increased the risk of tuber damage. In addition, this year the dry matter content was high and the sizing on the small side. The harvest should be around average in Germany, but smaller in France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. There will be a particularly marked fall in Belgium from 2015, despite surface areas increasing by 12 %.
Sources: NEPG, Infofruitt
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