date:Sep 27, 2013
d supply issues, the report said.
Northwest European potato prices have already been much more volatile than other food commodities, said Rabobank analyst Cindy van Rijswick. In north west Europe, there is a sensitive balance between supply and demand. If production exceeds demand, prices drop sharply and vice versa.
The yield of crops, which is highly dependent on weather and disease, is the biggest factor determining price. But demand for potatoes produced in north west Europe, and their mar