Newsletter / Nuusbrief

Aartappels SA Kongres en Moerkwekersforum / Potatoesഀ SA Congress and Seed Potato Growers' Forum 2019

January/Januarie 2019: Marketഀ Commentary / Markkommentaar

Introduction: Record harvests were realised in 2015, 2017ഀ & 2018, compared to others years. 2015 had the lowest real price inഀ recent times, but that of 2017 was higher and 2018 even higher.

Inleiding: Rekord oeste is gerealiseer gedurende 2015,ഀ 2017 en 2018, in vergelyking met ander jare. 2015 se reële markprys wasഀ die laagste in jare, maar 2017 se prys was beter en 2018 se prys nogഀ beter.

Maximum residue limits (MRL) for permissible chemicals onഀ potatoes

Theഀ updated version of the Maximum residue limits (MRL) for permissibleഀ chemicalson potatoes is now available.

‘Fall armyworm has Australia and Asia in its sights’
ഀ Source: Alan Harman, Farmer'sഀ Weekly

Researchersഀ have warned that crops such as maize, rice, sugar cane, sorghum, beet,ഀ tomato, potato, cotton and pasture grasses worldwide are at serious riskഀ from fall armyworm (FAW) infestation if efficient measures are not taken.

How does the consumer price of potatoes compare with otherഀ products?

Itഀ is clear that the price of bread (white and brown) on a per kilogramഀ basis is relatively the most expensive starch group. Mealie meal’s pricesഀ increased sharply during the first few months of 2016 because of theഀ drought experienced. The average price of loose potatoes (1 kilogram)ഀ also increased during this period after it moved sideways for long aroundഀ R10 per kilogram.

Pack store and marketing effectivity project: Limpopoഀ results

Theഀ pack store and marketing effectivity project focusses on the relevantഀ processes involved in getting potatoes market ready. It comprises theഀ lifting process, transport to pack stores, as well as the washing andഀ packing processes. The focus is on quality aspects, weight loss, tuberഀ damage, labour effectivity, market prices realised, and the costsഀ associated with the lifting and packing processes. Fifteen pack storesഀ were visited during September 2018.

Size distribution of potatoes sold on markets

Potatoesഀ size distribution on all markets: Class1, 10 kg bags (January of eachഀ year 2017 to 2019). Large potatoes for 2017 was at 25% and increased toഀ 30% for 2018 and dropped to 29% for 2019. Medium size potatoes for 2017ഀ was at 62% but dropped to 59% for both 2018 and 2019. Small and babyഀ potatoes represented a total of 13% in 2017 but dropped to 11% for 2018ഀ and 2019.

Average weekly prices

Averageഀ weekly prices and volumes sold on selected markets for selectedഀ production regions for 4 to 8 February 2019.

Cultivar prices realised on different markets

Comparativeഀ prices provided for Tshwane Market, JoBurg Market, Durban Market and Capeഀ Town Market over the period January 2017 to January 2019 per 10kgഀ bag for Class 1 Large, Class 1 Large/Medium and Class 1 Medium potatoes.

Januarie 2019 data

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