Dry weather continues

A month has gone by and there has been very little rain. It's difficult to say yet whether this will have a material effect on potato yields, but there does seem a hint of worry amongst growers that their yields are going to be much reduced from potential. The price per tonne for English new crop salad potatoes has fallen into the low £300s in the last few days. There is a feeling among a number of growers that, now that the surprise late flush of Jerseys has gone, the price will come back towards £500/tonne within a couple of weeks.