Sub-zero temperatures over the past few nights have raised concerns among producers of new potatoes in Sa Pobla where the harvest had begun well because of previously benign conditions. Though the potatoes have been protected by watering and should not have succumbed to frost, there is a call for an improvement to the supply of water in the future.
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Showing posts with label New potatoes. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
MALLORCA TODAY - Good prospects for Sa Pobla potato harvest
Though poor weather could yet intervene, prospects for the harvest of new potatoes in Sa Pobla are said to be good, the harvest now having started. The largest market for the new potatoes is the UK. 24,000 tons of potato were gathered last year, and this season should at least match that.
See more: Diario de Mallorca
See more: Diario de Mallorca
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
MALLORCA TODAY - New potato harvest starts
Just to emphasise how important potatoes are to the economy of Mallorca and to Sa Pobla in particular, almost 25% of Spain's total export of new potatoes comes from Sa Pobla. The harvest of the new potato has now started amidst concerns that the recent bad weather could have caused a loss of up to 30% of the harvest.
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