potato price

[Trying]

Did the bag trade go up today?

 

[two-cylinder]

Piper, Agria or Sagitta. All good for chips,jackets,roasties. Piper maybe not so good for mash.

All from well bodied fenland with plenty of taste!

Piper good for mash if you don't over cook!

 

[devonshire farmer]

Did the bag trade go up today?

It's on the rise

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Piper good for mash if you don't over cook!

Had a woman ring the farm once. She'd bought a bag of our piper from a farm shop. She rang to say how terrible they were for mash, she said they went to complete mush after 25mins boiling. I had to put her straight!

 

[marshfarmer]

So what are piper in bags then? All I hear about is problem material.

 

[SilliamWhale]

A bag of spuds at £7.50 is by no means dear, that's if they are any good, sadly none that I can find are any good

come down here and by my neighbours red spuds. v nice and £6 bag

 

[multi power]

come down here and by my neighbours red spuds. v nice and £6 bag

Where is here?

 

[SilliamWhale]

Where is here?

5 miles out of hwest towards llangwm

 

[Sonoftheheir]

So what are piper in bags then? All I hear about is problem material.

What kind of problems?

Have heard £200-£220 on piper today.

 

[two-cylinder]

[QUOTE="Sonoftheheir, post: 3034580, member: 5156"

Have heard £200-£220 on piper today.[/QUOTE]

But do you know anyone selling piper at these prices?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

[QUOTE="Sonoftheheir, post: 3034580, member: 5156"

Have heard £200-£220 on piper today.

But do you know anyone selling piper at these prices?[/QUOTE]

Nope.

What's the word on the street your way?

 

[two-cylinder]

About a month ago £160ish?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

About a month ago £160ish?

Are people getting finished your way and what are the yields like?

One of my buyers told me today he was paying £200-£220 for piper. I don't know who's.
He said £200-£220 for Sagitta and Agria £200-£240.

 

[two-cylinder]

Like everywhere else disappointing! - below average.

Is he cherry picking the best piper first?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Like everywhere else disappointing! - below average.

Is he cherry picking the best piper first?

Possibly! He's very fussy!

 

[Boohoo]

I don't really know what a good chip potato should be like, I want dry and floury, not watery or soapy if that makes any sense

If you want good spuds you have to grow your own traditional varieties. I'm still digging British Queens at the moment, as dry and floury as you'll get. Anyone who has tried them has said they are the best spuds they've had in a long time. Got Kerrs Pinks, Arran Victory (blues), Dunbar Standard and Pentland Dell for maincrop.

 

[multi power]

If you want good spuds you have to grow your own traditional varieties. I'm still digging British Queens at the moment, as dry and floury as you'll get. Anyone who has tried them has said they are the best spuds they've had in a long time. Got Kerrs Pinks, Arran Victory (blues), Dunbar Standard and Pentland Dell for maincrop.

Could not agree more
What day do you deliver to Pembrokeshire?

 

[Boohoo]

Could not agree more
What day do you deliver to Pembrokeshire?

Bit far for me to deliver but if you know of anyone travelling from my part of the world to yours I'll happily get you some spuds. Grow your own next year, it's just the reason you need to invest in some more Ferguson machinery.

 

[multi power]

Bit far for me to deliver but if you know of anyone travelling from my part of the world to yours I'll happily get you some spuds. Grow your own next year, it's just the reason you need to invest in some more Ferguson machinery.

I do try with some in the garden, but they are a waste of time, slugs slugs and more slugs
If I had time and could talk dad into it I would grow an acre at home

 

[multi power]

Bit far for me to deliver but if you know of anyone travelling from my part of the world to yours I'll happily get you some spuds. Grow your own next year, it's just the reason you need to invest in some more Ferguson machinery.

@Thomas5060 might bring me a couple of bags when he collects the wheel weights that I'm going to sell him