date:Oct 24, 2012
More than 50% of the UK crop goes to manufacturers, but the quality and quantity of this years crop has been affected by the weather.
Richard Harris, director general of the Potato Processors Association, said many manufacturers were now being forced to secure supplies from countries such as Poland and Holland.
The prices for the actual potatoes are not much higher, but the cost of transport can be 50 or 60t, he said.
In addition to this, many of the major companies have chosen to back Britai