Drought and heat stress raise storage-quality concerns for UK potato grower
Rising spot prices are easing pressure on UK potato growers after two years of difficult trading, but summer drought and heat have introduced new storage-quality risks. Cambridgeshire grower Steve Edgley, who manages up to 5,000 tons across five facilities, reports that crop stress may have compromised maleic hydrazide uptake and skin set, requiring closer monitoring of DMN and essential-oil sprout-suppression programmes.
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