Severe risk of potato shortage due to wet weather

Just 30% of the potato crop has been harvested, half of what is normally harvested by this time of year.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2019 - 12:51

The Irish Farming Association (IFA) National Potato Chairman Thomas McKeown is warning that 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, half of what is normally harvested by this time of year.

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