Potato price 2019

[riverside2]

Any piper price updates please

£180-200 in bags in the Midlands at the end of last week, £160 bulk. Both nice samples from what I saw.

 

[Trying]

O well that’s me done for another season. Very happy with yield and the price(270) is not bad after last year (400). How is everyone else getting on?

 

[herman]

Still got 20 acres to lift and it still keeps raining.
Getting seriously fed up now.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

O well that’s me done for another season. Very happy with yield and the price(270) is not bad after last year (400). How is everyone else getting on?

well done. No some relaxation!

We are flat out but I think we might be a bit low in price, £190 performer (go a bit black when fried) £210 cabaret, £220 Sagitta.

 

[Trying]

Not so sure about the relaxation yet. Plenty of things todo before I start with spring drilling. Going to squeeze in a week in Dubai before that though. ?

 

[riverside2]

Usual quiet spell after Christmas but job sounds like it's holding up OK, heard £220 in bags for a good quality frying sample in Warks yesterday

 

[Niteforce]

Any free buy prices for packing. whites .east yorkshire ?

 

[marshfarmer]

Anybody had any luck with earlies seed. I only set a couple of headlands but there's nothing available im told

 

[riverside2]

Anybody had any luck with earlies seed. I only set a couple of headlands but there's nothing available im told

Maris Bard like hens teeth this season, couple of big hits taken by growers in Scotland with Powdery Scab. Depends then on whether you are looking to chip earlies or just new...........might have a couple of options for you if you wanted to PM me.......

 

[marshfarmer]

Chipping yes. What did they do with the bard, grow them on for ware? Won't this have a knock on affect for years for the variety? Will pm

 

[riverside2]

Chipping yes. What did they do with the bard, grow them on for ware? Won't this have a knock on affect for years for the variety? Will pm

Think it was a case of salvaging what they could, but Powdery came in at it's worst after burn off. It sometimes does not show up fully initially, can be 8-10 wks later - so can get worse in store when you think you've got a clean crop................

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Seeing that the Uk has the third lowest annual crop on record, aren’t prices a bit low atm?

we’re £200-£240 free buy chipping.

 

[ridger]

I hear that there is harvesting going on again here, 30% losses?

 

[Honest john]

Seeing that the Uk has the third lowest annual crop on record, aren’t prices a bit low atm?

we’re £200-£240 free buy chipping.

I understand there is a lot of rots in some areas, also fresh harvested crop coming to market pressuring prices.

I have not reduced prices.

 

[Devil's advocate]

I hear that there is harvesting going on again here, 30% losses?

What is the cause of such high losses, actual water logging.

We are just finishing and max 20% losses, more greens than normal due to ridge erosion, which have got frosted this is the main loss, but a few to slugs & some cutting due to struggling to work as deep as I would like.

Still a high yeild & nice sample when graded, eat well too & chip but we are fresh market not chip shop trade.

 

[Hindsight]

What is the cause of such high losses, actual water logging.

We are just finishing and max 20% losses, more greens than normal due to ridge erosion, which have got frosted this is the main loss, but a few to slugs & some cutting due to struggling to work as deep as I would like.

Still a high yeild & nice sample when graded, eat well too & chip but we are fresh market not chip shop trade.

What varieties do you run with. And which ones are you lifting now? Am nosy. Sorry.

 

[Devil's advocate]

What varieties do you run with. And which ones are you lifting now? Am nosy. Sorry.

Just Maintou, good all round red eating potato. Huge yeild perhaps a big oblong for some. They are a bit soft so need very gentle handling.

Used to like Kondor but hard to get seed now, Maintou similar but better shape & not so prone to jelly end rot.

Our soil type is totally unsuitable for Maris Piper some grow Sagitta locally but I've never tried them.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I’m sure I’ve seen the name Manitou on some nice crisps i’ve had?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Ok, come on guys, what are you getting for chipping spuds?

I’ve been beaten down to £120pt for Agria and Sagitta this wk. Got enough movement at that price. But am hearing some higher and some lower quotes. Merchants talking the job down? Or am I lucky?

 

[chipchap]

Price is perhaps a secondary consideration, if you have the chance of an order.
of course the price delivered into a chip shop has come down??
p.s. How many did you say you had planted?