Potato price 2018

Honest john

Member
Location
Fenland
Is it variety dependant or are all varieties back,had a merchant on from the south last week that said maincrops weren't back much although he never normally calls until April/may

We have left them as long as possible to grow.

50% cleared now, if no hiccups in store looks to be 11 tpa over 45mm.

Dumped the 50mm down from Agria as all 2 nd growth & full of mother tubers.

Seem to be in the 10/12 tpa range.

Told by trader a lot of Processing crop at 5/6 tpa light land no water.

Full range I have heard is 2 tpa too 28 tpa.

Getting calls but sold nothing yet.

Takes an age to fill a trailer.

One year ago needed to find 1,400 extra boxes & a shed to move wheat into.

:whistle::banghead:
 

HAM135

Member
Arable Farmer
We have left them as long as possible to grow.

50% cleared now, if no hiccups in store looks to be 11 tpa over 45mm.

Dumped the 50mm down from Agria as all 2 nd growth & full of mother tubers.

Seem to be in the 10/12 tpa range.

Told by trader a lot of Processing crop at 5/6 tpa light land no water.

Full range I have heard is 2 tpa too 28 tpa.

Getting calls but sold nothing yet.

Takes an age to fill a trailer.

One year ago needed to find 1,400 extra boxes & a shed to move wheat into.

:whistle::banghead:
McCain's have been buying a lot of scabby Piper from up here which is unheard of,our maincrop yields are back by 15-20% up here on unirrigated,everybody seems to have scab to some degree.
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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