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Fears Of Spud Shortage Due To Continuous Wet Conditions

The IFA is warning that we could soon be hit with a spud shortage. The Irish Farmers Association say...
Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

10:47 AM - 22 Oct 2019



Fears Of Spud Shortage Due To...

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Fears Of Spud Shortage Due To Continuous Wet Conditions

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

10:47 AM - 22 Oct 2019



The IFA is warning that we could soon be hit with a spud shortage.

The Irish Farmers Association says there is a severe risk that much of the potato crop will not be harvested if the wet weather continues.

Just 30% of the potato crop has been harvested in 2019.

That's actually half of what is normally harvested by this time of year.

The Northeast - where half the national crop is sown - had almost double the average rainfall over the last two months.

The IFA is warning that "unless there is a significant weather window next week to allow progress for planting, a sizeable area will remain unsown. "



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