date:Aug 13, 2018
orded temperatures rose above 30degC.
Whilst it is too early to give a definitive view of the impact on the yield and size of this years crop, from the recently published AHDB figures on area planting it is clear that volumes will be significantly lower than average, and it is extremely likely that there will be serious issues in terms of availability of potatoes that are suitable for processing.
Quality fears
PPA believes that there will be an impact on potato size, dry matter and potentially