- Location
- West Suffolk
No, it was Dutch through greenvale
potato price
- Thread starter welger
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No, it was Dutch through greenvale
riverside2
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- Location
- Shropshire
Don't get me wrong, there's trade at the £100-120 plus range too. But that higher number for premium samples of select varieties was quoted from more than one source. It was also mentioned that amongst the overall cutbacks in area for the coming season - Piper was one that was definitely falling out of favour.
- Location
- South Shropshire
Have spent hours and hours this time picking rots out of Ramos, mostly blackleg. Needs a long growing season to get acceptable dry matter, although many chip shops will take it with lower dry matter levels.
Honest john
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- Location
- Fenland
I have heard 180-200 end of last week. 00 frys.
Me sold at 160. That's easy no resistance.
With another 1" of rain forecast a cold late spring on the cards I see best chipping getting short.
That's because the traders would only take best all season so the s**t is predominating stocks.
Still the lesser quality will sell now.
Pay back next year
Me sold at 160. That's easy no resistance.
With another 1" of rain forecast a cold late spring on the cards I see best chipping getting short.
That's because the traders would only take best all season so the s**t is predominating stocks.
Still the lesser quality will sell now.
Pay back next year
- Location
- West Suffolk
Yo-yo prices again!
Honest john
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- Location
- Fenland
The Ground is wetter now than in winter. Planted area down what's everyone thinking.
I only have about 1400 ton left to sell. Or 23%.
I only have about 1400 ton left to sell. Or 23%.
riverside2
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- Location
- Shropshire
Some big reductions on the cards over your way is what I'm hearing. Think overall area across all sectors will be 5% down but higher numbers with the free market growers who have taken the brunt of it this season.
- Location
- South Shropshire
Cutting by 10% here.
Planning to cut again for 2019. Getting older and don't want all the work.
Planning to cut again for 2019. Getting older and don't want all the work.
ridger
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- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Cutting 20% here again, consumption down every year
- Location
- West Suffolk
Any cut backs will be taken up by the big growers won’t they?
Trying
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I’ve been told that even they are cutting back this year.
- Location
- West Suffolk
I was offered Agria seed yesterday, even before anyone has planted. That tells a story.
Trying
Member
Always order my seed Oct/nov wish I had waited.
riverside2
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- Location
- Shropshire
Not looking like it, and some surprisingly large cutbacks in places. Changes in variety mix on the horizon too.............
- Location
- West Suffolk
I know you don’t grow Agria, but they’ve always made it as tight as possible to try and keep the price up imo. Over in Holland they are easy to come by and this year are around 400 euros a ton. Mine were £600 ordered last year but delivered last wk.
Trying
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My Markies are 470. I would think they would be less than that now. But ha ho. If they are £200 + come November I’ll be happy and not worrying about that. Fingers crossed .
- Location
- South Shropshire
I suspect HSBC, Lloyds, Nat West, and Barclays are the biggest UK growers, and will be loathe to let their contractors plant more acres.
riverside2
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- Location
- Shropshire
I'd say the mixed bag of seed yields has kept prices at their current levels. Crops doing 8-9t/acre in places despite a seed input of 2t/acre. It's a numbers game for seed and they were just not there last season.
You'll find the odd deal out there now as merchants clear their books, but for free trade the cost will vary a lot dependent on the variety. Piper 35x50 has actually firmed in price over the last 2-3 weeks.
Honest john
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- Location
- Fenland
Are you able to expand on the variety mix comment please.