UK: Potatoes – should I stay or should I go?

Increasing specialisation in the potato sector, combined with tight margins, continues to prompt some growers to reevaluate the crop’s future. Farmers Weekly examines the issues to consider before making the decision to “stay or go” Since the 1960s there has been a dramatic decline in the number of potato growers in the UK as production has become concentrated among fewer, larger growers who are better able to cope with the tight margins across the sector. More