The last 12 months have really taken their toll on potato markets. The coronavirus pandemic happened at one of the worst points within the potato growing cycle, and there was not much growers could do to reduce their area, writes Anthony Speight, AHDB Analyst Potatoes & Cereals and Oilseeds, in this article.
Speight says the reduced area led to pressure towards the end of 2019/20 marketing year, which meant that the average price of a ware potato ended at
