Potato Price Tracker

[Performer]

At a farm shop near Lincoln.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Finished the Sagitta today, what a great spud it is (well looks!) no damage and nice size. Still if I fry at home I prefer Agria!

Bagged 23.5t acre, been a good run!

 

[Devil's advocate]

Finished the Sagitta today, what a great spud it is (well looks!) no damage and nice size. Still if I fry at home I prefer Agria!

Bagged 23.5t acre, been a good run!View attachment 1169704

Jazy paint job on the hopper.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Just got the call, Sagitta seed is coming up short.

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Just got the call, Sagitta seed is coming up short.

Me to, cut by 12%

 

[Flatland guy]

Any reasons given why or is it Mr big wig has more clout and he will have them all. I find it mysterious the bulk of them were harvested ages ago, have not heard of many horror storage stories and would have a very good idea what they had to sell definitely before Christmas.

 

[WRXppp]

Just got the call, Sagitta seed is coming up short.

Any alternatives offered? Could widen the spacing or cutting of largest tubers in the sample be options, do they give you tuber counts like TGW in cereals or is that a diy job?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Any reasons given why or is it Mr big wig has more clout and he will have them all. I find it mysterious the bulk of them were harvested ages ago, have not heard of many horror storage stories and would have a very good idea what they had to sell definitely before Christmas.

Maybe they were too optimistic?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Any alternatives offered? Could widen the spacing or cutting of largest tubers in the sample be options, do they give you tuber counts like TGW in cereals or is that a diy job?

Said they will try and get smaller ones or bigger ones to get a full load but not the sizes originally ordered.

 

[WRXppp]

Maybe they were too optimistic?

Tops worth more than seed?

 

[Hindsight]

Said they will try and get smaller ones or bigger ones to get a full load but not the sizes originally ordered.

You will get 25-35 or large 55-65

 

[Hindsight]

Tops worth more than seed?

True. Then the smalls

 

[Sonoftheheir]

You will get 25-35 or large 55-65

Yes that’s what he said.

 

[WRXppp]

Said they will try and get smaller ones or bigger ones to get a full load but not the sizes originally ordered.

So will they come split graded to help with planting, most years, if I remember was 35/55 as standard grade.
might be worth asking if they have any new varieties kicking around to do commercial tests on as an expert chipper potato grower!

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Bloody annoying, ours were ordered early, and was told they were all harvested and in store in October.

 

[WRXppp]

Bloody annoying, ours were ordered early, and was told they were all harvested and in store in October.

Off topic, heard someone ordered their usual spring barley seed order in Sept’ for 400 acre through the malting contract merchant as they had done for many years and contract of sale turned up just before Xmas with a price of £800/tonne, order cancelled as actual malting contract had not been sent, now going in SFI.

 

[Trying my best]

Me to, cut by 12%

Same here with sagitta. I ordered early August, off the same merchant for at least 10 years and always pay week after delivery.
On the other hand if we're all in same boat less will be more?

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Same here with sagitta. I ordered early August, off the same merchant for at least 10 years and always pay week after delivery.
On the other hand if we're all in same boat less will be more?

Depends if they are genuinely short. I know of others who took seed in January who had no reductions.

 

[ridger]

Bloody annoying, ours were ordered early, and was told they were all harvested and in store in October.

Safer always in your own store I found

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Safer always in your own store I found

Yes, no seed store here though. May have to rethink.