The marketing of German ware potatoes is going very smoothly at the moment. “There have been several price increases recently. This in turn has contributed to the farmers’ reluctance to sell. This is because they are speculating there will be further price increases in the coming weeks. Personally, I am also expecting a further price increase by Christmas, although I cannot categorically rule out that the pain threshold has slowly but surely been reached,” says Slave Spaseski, potato wholesaler at the Berlin wholesale market and managing director of Openica Ltd, which is based there.
There are generally fewer ware potatoes available for the German market, the potato merchant continues, FreshPlaza informs. A lot of produce is currently being exported from Eastern Germany and Lower Saxony. The potatoes are shipped to Eastern European nations like Hungary and Romania. This is having a corresponding impact on the supply situation on the local markets.
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According to Spaseski, the current marketing situation for onions is even worse than for potatoes. “The prices of German produce are catastrophic; sometimes 50 percent higher than last year. Red onions have recently risen considerably; they are now selling for €0.70-0.80/kg. I don’t see any quality problems so far, although we often don’t even realize how much has already been sorted out before the goods reach us.”
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