The potato trader identifies the causes of the disappointing market as the sales for export and industry. "The industry is mostly set, due to the high cover grade of the amount of bought potatoes. There are quality problems in the regions who were last to harvest, which means the industry is only a small buyer at the moment. This puts pressure on the price. Primarily the situation varies, such as the Agria's, have had to deal with a lot of water in the south west of the country."
There are other causes in the area of export, says the trader. "Last year the shortages were in England, and this year they are in Germany. It turns out that we as Belgian and Dutch exports have difficulty meeting the German demands. German demands finer sizes, whereas the loose potatoes here are usually a little coarser. The German buyers' quality demands are also different, and we cannot meet them completely. The demand expected from Eastern Europe is also lacking. Many countries still have their own production and do not want to import expensive potatoes."
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