Based upon the latest NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) calculations the consumption potato area in the combined 5 North-Western European countries is 595.587 ha, an increase of 1% compared to last season.
The Uingereza eneo hilo bado linategemea wastani wa miaka 5.
Based upon the actual market experience and good balance between supply and demand the North-Western European Potato Growers suggest this is likely to result in an oversupply situation in the NEPG Kanda.
Ukame
For the final harvest 2018 the yields will have much more impact than the planted area. It is extremely dry in the NEPG countries and there are areas where the crop starts suffering from lack of water. Based upon the weather forecast rain is not expected on the short term. Poland pia inaripoti hali kavu.
The NEPG however stresses that it is still too early to make yield estimations during the first half of July.
Early processing harvest in mainland NEPG nchi
Upande wa bara NEPG countries, first trial digs for early processing crop indicated average yields and dry matter, especially on the irrigated fields. For the main crop there is a wide spread in growing performance reported between the individual plants in one field.
Kufikia katikati ya Julai mavuno ya usindikaji wa mapema huanza huko The Rhineland huko Ujerumani, ikifuatiwa na eneo la mapema huko Flanders (Ubelgiji). Huko Flanders eneo la usindikaji wa mapema chini ya 2.670 limepandwa, huko Ujerumani eneo hilo linabaki vile vile.
Kilimo kikuu
In most the mainland NEPG countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France), quite a few reports emerged the last weeks on emergence problems. One has to remember that part of the seed crop from Dunkirk in France to Rüggen in Germany on the Baltic was harvested late because of very heavy rainfall in late August and September.
Matokeo: shida za ubora kwenye mbegu ambayo ilianza tu kuonekana mnamo Mei mwaka huu baada ya kupanda. Shida za mbegu, pamoja na mmomomyoko na mito ya matope mnamo Mei, na sasa ukame na vizuizi vya umwagiliaji na / au shida za kutoweza kumwagilia kama vile mtu anataka, inaweza kuwa na ushawishi wa kweli katika mavuno ya mwisho.
Mwisho wa msimu wa zamani
Kwa yote NEPG countries there is still more in stock than will be utilized. In mainland NEPG nchi Bintje was especially hard to sell this season and the NEPG expects that the area planted for Bintje will continue to reduce.
In the meantime, prices for old good frying Fontane and other good frying varieties are going up in various NEPG nchi.
