Potato Price Tracker

[marshfarmer]

Are there any marfona buyers on here. I have about 30t left which I was bagging for a customer who has given up now.

 

[chipchap]

So that idea died the death then?

 

[farmerphilly]

Any bag prices out there?

 

[ridger]

Any bag prices out there?

28 cent for a 5kg bag, 200 in a ton means that the bags for a ton are £56

 

[farmerphilly]

28 cent for a 5kg bag, 200 in a ton means that the bags for a ton are £56

Sorry I meant bagged potato prices. I realise my error now!

 

[ridger]

Sorry I meant bagged potato prices. I realise my error now!

Queens £300 a ton in 10kg bags

 

[ganderman]

Bold performer £190.

 

[Luke20]

On £190/t for Sagitta in bags, hearing of 200-210? anyone else on sagitta?

 

[chipchap]

Quality of fresh dug stocks will be deteriorating quick now.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Quality of fresh dug stocks will be deteriorating quick now.

Do you mean fry colours.

Due to one of our team developing cancer we have potatoes in the ground, I'm not worried yet, about the potatoes (my mate is recovering well too).

That wet year 2019 autumn/early winter? we picked more in Feb than any month, no one complained. We don't supply chip shops though.

Edit I remember now we had a right heap of potatoes early March 2020 & wondered who we were going to sell them to, then lock down came along we sold them in a couple of weeks.

 

[chipchap]

Do you mean fry colours.

Due to one of our team developing cancer we have potatoes in the ground, I'm not worried yet, about the potatoes (my mate is recovering well too).

That wet year 2019 autumn/early winter? we picked more in Feb than any month, no one complained. We don't supply chip shops though.

Edit I remember now we had a right heap of potatoes early March 2020 & wondered who we were going to sell them to, then lock down came along we sold them in a couple of weeks.

Yes, I mean frying quality, but also storability.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Yes, I mean frying quality, but also storability.

We will find out, but a good forecast & although it is 2nd November no frosts here yet. Mine were really late planted & not dessicated, yeilding very well though. Not calculated yet but well over 20 ton & apart from the Marforna, are a sensible size.

 

[Trying my best]

What's the seed situation looking like for next year with no Dutch imports? Been told there's no agria available.

 

[Bigjon44]

No riviera or gravity available either!
Spuds may be short haha!!

 

[Devil's advocate]

Just saving my own seed, I usually do 50% once grown anyway, not that many potatoes locally, find the once grown produce fewer larger tubers. An added benefit is a better graded sample not so many oval shaped potatoes that went through the grader screen at the upright angle.

Will try to get them treated with liquid rhino.

 

[Bigjon44]

Spray all mine with MH so can't save any seed!!

 

[LH10]

Not sold any yet but hoping between 180-200 for Ramos?

 

[Bigjon44]

Need to be that and the rest!!
Just had an electric bill for £1500 last month with potato store turned on now!!

 

[ridger]

Need to be that and the rest!!
Just had an electric bill for £1500 last month with potato store turned on now!!

What size of store is that for? All costs have got out of hand this year.

 

[Bigjon44]

It's a 900 ton store so needs a bit of cooling!then we have a small veg store too running all the time and still drying a bit of grain!