date:Oct 08, 2012
century. Industry data Oct. 3 showed the UK harvestreaching 32% completion, or 39,000 hectares, as of the end oflast week, a little over half the figure a year ago, and somethree weeks behind normal.
However, weather was less of a problem further east, with 10%drop to 6.8 million tons in Germany's ware potato harvest seendown to lower sowings, with yields forecast reaching averagelevels. And neighbouring Poland is seen as enjoying a recordyield, of 24 tons per hectare, enabling production to r