Potato price 2018

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Hindsight

Member

Location

Lincolnshire

• Jun 26, 2019

• #621

Sonoftheheir said:

Was there any damage done to the potatoes where they had the most rain?

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Some poor souls have lost crop especially around Wainfleet and the surrounding area. Elsewhere in South Lincolnshire it is low holes and patches where water stood that plants have died. Difficult to assess combined area lost. Maybe it equates to the extra area planted compared to 2018? However, on the flip side of crop losses the whole of South Lincolnshire non irrigated crops (the majority of the area) has had a lovely soak and will leave the month of June with soil at full field capacity. Haulm has perked up in past week. So a timely rain. Few more rains in July and we possibly looking at a big crop. Hey ho.

 

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Werzle

Member

Location

Midlands

• Jun 28, 2019

• #622

Much blight about?

 

Sonoftheheir

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

West Suffolk

• Jun 28, 2019

• #623

Haven’t seen any here, spraying weekly for it. Have used Infinito, zorvec these past couple of wks.

Our spuds seem to be all top and no bottom form where I’ve pulled a few.

Very low tuber numbers, how’s are everyone else’s?

 

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Devil's advocate

Member

Location

Posh side of Barnsley

• Jun 28, 2019

• #624

Cornish Bard £11
Boston Bard £13.50

 

AndrewB

Member

Location

Kincardineshire

• Jun 28, 2019

• #625

Sonoftheheir said:

Haven’t seen any here, spraying weekly for it. Have used Infinito, zorvec these past couple of wks.

Our spuds seem to be all top and no bottom form where I’ve pulled a few.

Very low tuber numbers, how’s are everyone else’s?

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Potatoes at tuber initiation just now up here, putting in foliar P with blight sprays to boost numbers ( have always done this)

Despite potatoes being planted 3 weeks earlier than last year they are probably a week behind where they were this time last year. ( cold and wet May and June)Hopefully this heat will help them push on now.

 

Sonoftheheir

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

West Suffolk

• Jun 28, 2019

• #626

We have some Agria and performer up to 50mm, but others on same root just forming.

 

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Fubar

Member

• Jun 28, 2019

• #627

Sonoftheheir said:

Haven’t seen any here, spraying weekly for it. Have used Infinito, zorvec these past couple of wks.

Our spuds seem to be all top and no bottom form where I’ve pulled a few.

Very low tuber numbers, how’s are everyone else’s?

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Hopefully everyone else will have low tuber sets too. Need something to help the free buy price this winter.

 

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Devil's advocate

Member

Location

Posh side of Barnsley

• Jul 7, 2019

• #628

Boston Bard £10.50 for 25kg
Jersey tops £8 for 20kg

 

ridger

Member

Location

Tyrone, Northern Ireland

• Jul 7, 2019

• #629

Falling very quickly

 

Cuthbert

Member

• Jul 7, 2019

• #630

Bard £6 in Cheshire at tops

 

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riverside2

Member

Location

Shropshire

• Jul 7, 2019

• #631

Was hearing merchants paying anything between £190-230 for Shropshire/Cheshire/Lancs chippers on Friday (mainly Accord)................seems to have been a concerted push to pull prices under £200 ASAP and looks like it's been acheived...........

 

Sonoftheheir

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

West Suffolk

• Jul 7, 2019

• #632

Merchants have certainly been talking the price down this past week. Hope it levels out a bit!

 

AndrewB

Member

Location

Kincardineshire

• Jul 7, 2019

• #633

Chipper I was in a couple of weeks ago was paying £16 a bag for Markies.

 

Sonoftheheir

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

West Suffolk

• Jul 7, 2019

• #634

My merchant said the highest he paid all season was £500 for markies a couple of weeks ago. He said he reckoned bard would be £200 this wk.

He was going to start on someone’s Agria too.

 

ridger

Member

Location

Tyrone, Northern Ireland

• Jul 7, 2019

• #635

Sonoftheheir said:

My merchant said the highest he paid all season was £500 for markies a couple of weeks ago. He said he reckoned bard would be £200 this wk.

He was going to start on someone’s Agria too.

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They always earn it back again

 

chipchap

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

South Shropshire

• Jul 7, 2019

• #636

It’s a free market! If you don’t like the price nobody is forcing you to take it.
But it might be lower tomorrow.

 

Sonoftheheir

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

West Suffolk

• Jul 8, 2019

• #637

chipchap said:

It’s a free market! If you don’t like the price nobody is forcing you to take it.
But it might be lower tomorrow.

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Well that’s the thing, if you grow early’s freebuy you have to take the price don’t you?

 

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Sunshineyday

Member

• Jul 11, 2019

• #638

hiya.
I am after some of last years crop please.dont mind variety-nadine,estima,melody or similar.bags. lancs liverpool area.
will collect.whats around? few tons.
i know its getting on in season....
send a message
thanks.

 

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Devil's advocate

Member

Location

Posh side of Barnsley

• Jul 11, 2019

• #639

Boston Bard

Just buying 5 sacks but cheapest yet to me £8 per 25kg sack.

 

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farmerphilly

Member

• Jul 17, 2019

• #640

Any Sagitta prices in bags?