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October 16, 2019 | Articles

Market uncertainty fails to dampen international outlook at BP2019

No one seems ready to call whether the BP2019 show in Harrogate, UK, this November will be following hard on the heels of Britain’s departure from the EU, or whether the whole issue will still be rolling on. But what’s abundantly clear is the potato industry is doing what it always does and looking to…

February 27, 2019 | Articles

Waldersey Farms is steadily increasing its potato acreage, also after Brexit

With a cultivation area of 5,500 hectares, Waldersey Farms Ltd from the rural area of The Fens in Norfolk is one of the largest arable farms in the United Kingdom. Potato cultivation is an important source of income, even if the area under cultivation is ‘only’ 336 hectares. Certainly after a Brexit, because from then…

November 21, 2018 | Articles

Brexit also worries the British potato trade

The chance that the United Kingdom is moving towards a hard Brexit is increasing. Negotiations between the European Union and the UK as yet offer little prospect of a smooth transition. As a result, potato exporters trading with the UK may also face a hard transition without trade agreements as from 29 March 2019, the…

November 14, 2017 | Articles

Investing in storage is still necessary, also after Brexit

Potato growers in the UK are on the eve of a new era. Not only because they are on the verge of Brexit, but also on account of the necessary upgrades in cultivation and storage. Following a visit to a few young entrepreneurs in Britain, it became apparent that investment is needed, especially for storage.…