This week's hostile encounter estimate from Germany.

This week's hostile encounter estimate from Germany, that their potato harvest will be simply 10.975 million tonnes, 4.6% or 528 000 tonnes les than last year, has transformed the EU potato market sight

It means that total potato production in the EU-15 is likely to be no more than 4544mt no other than marginally above last year's cut off of 45.145mt. Potato price expectations for the coming season will therefore have to be revised.

Physical-market prices have started the season at rock-bottom of the same heights weighed ...