‘SEED POTATO RECIPRICAL TRADE NEEDED ASAP’

NFU SAYS EU SUPPLY FACES DISRUPTION BECAUSE OF SEED SHORTAGE.

THE National Farmers Union (NFU) has drawn attention to a concerning shortage of seed potatoes which threatens to disrupt EU potato supplies.

Without a steady supply of high-quality seed potatoes, which were historically imported from Scotland pre-Brexit, it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure the future supply of ware potatoes, the organisation states in a recent website update.

It stresses that a resumption of reciprocal trade of seed potatoes between the EU and GB would help to address the current shortage in seed potatoes.

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NETHERLANDS SEED DECLINE

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