Potato market chronicle June 2019

On the consumer market, the lack of merchandise continues to drive up prices. Today, the price of 5kg washed reaches at least €620/T. It is €600 to €630/T for 50+mm washes packed in big bags. As a reminder, last year, market prices were in the region of 130-170€/T in big bags. That’s 3 times more expensive than last year! Faced with an obvious shortage of goods, our customers don’t even try to negotiate. The rise in prices has accelerated since the beginning of April, due to the scarcity of quality and choice of products. SARL Desruelles-Courtage, a potato brokerage firm, trades around 10,000t/year mainly to Italy. Demand for Agata is still very high this year, but stocks are now depleted. Varieties such as Challenger, Orchestra and Colomba have taken over. French quality continues to seduce.