23/03/26 Potato oversupply, history of change in farming, new crop tech research centre
A farmer with six hundred tonnes of potatoes he can't sell - have potatoes had their chips?
A farmer with six hundred tonnes of potatoes he can't sell is blaming changing consumer tastes. GB Potatoes says this year is a “tough market” for growers, as a bumper crop this year has caused an oversupply.
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