Scottish seed potato sector on track for record

The Scottish seed potato sector is on track for a record number of exports this year. According to Scottish Government figures, 81,968 tonnes of seed have been exported to non-EU countries since July 2014, with another 3,000 tonnes expected to be exported by the end of the season in June. Exports are already up on last year, when nearly 78,000 tonnes of seed were exported outside of the EU. The biggest customer of Scottish seed tatties so far this season is Egypt, at 52,681 tonnes. More