date:Mar 07, 2014
Andalusia's acreage for the cultivation of new potatoes between 1999 and 2002 was of 23,000 hectares; however, since 2003, this acreage has kept dropping. In 2013, it reached the lowest level on record, with 10,826 hectares. We believe that we touched rock-bottom last season and that it will now remain stable, says Javier Boceta, agronomist and spokesperson for Asociafruit.
The Andalusian new potato market is based on three pillars: firstly, the main one, which is export to other EU countries l