Europe: Higher NEPG ware potato area estimated

The latest estimates for the five North-west European Potato Growers countries (NEPG – GB, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany) shows the highest potato area in 2016 in the region since NEPG records began. Excluding seed and starch potatoes, the area is estimated around 553,000ha, almost 5% above last year. Of the five countries, Belgium is estimated to have had the largest area increase by far, up by nearly 10,000ha (12.4%) year-on-year. Elsewhere, the Netherlands had the lowest increase in area – only 1.5%. More