Potato stocks start to weigh on the market

British potato stocks were 20 per cent higher at the end of March than at the same point last season, according to AHDB estimates.

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
clock • 1 min read
Potato stocks start to weigh on the market

British potato stocks were 20 per cent higher at the end of March than at the same point last season, according to AHDB estimates. At the end of the month 1.19 million tonnes of potatoes were in store,...

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