As a result of this may result in potato prices

Severe spring frosts struck extremely painful – some at night the temperature dropped to -6 degrees. At that time, the potatoes already germinated were severely affected by the cold.

« I have not seen in my fields, for the first time. We have been growing early potato since 2006, » said farmer Rimantas Žebarauskas.

It seems that the fresh Lithuanian potatoes at the first frostbars will have to be forgotten so far.

« Neither the watering system from the frost helped – in some places, there were probably 7-9 degrees Celsius. Neither the agrofille could survive, nor the nozzles.

The farmer counts his or her half of his harvest.

« If the earliest potato average was 20 tonnes, maybe 10 tonnes, because they have little formed, weak potatoes – will not be able to grow, » explained R. Žebarauskas.

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There is still this left in the fields in the fields, but there are something that absolutely everything has been frozen.

« Others are frostbite of 100 % will there be potatoes? There will be. The question is how much. The fact that there will be several times less. The fact that there will be much later than traditionally. Farmers do not remember this situation for about 20 years. The most worrying is the price of potatoes, » said Paulius Andriejavas.

Trade networks have already received knowledge of the later harvest.

« The first harvest this year will be a week later – whether it will be the end of June, the beginning of July, » said Maxima spokesman Titas Writevich.

The chairman of the association says prices will rise. It is also worrying that the output can start to sail from third countries.

« Where is not regulated, not regulated either plant protection measures, no ecological taxes, cultivation is minimally controlled or uncontrolled. What our consumers will eat is a big question, » said Andrew.

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Still, buyers at the potatoes are extremely numerous. Says that after the first Lithuanian cucumbers, another most anticipated vegetable is potato.

« How without potatoes? Potato is the main food of Lithuanians – all zeppelins, potato pancakes. We buy a lot, » she said.

« Still tastier Lithuanian. Like seniors, the prices are high, but whatever you do, » the senior said.

More and more farmers are reporting losses – the government is being summoned.

« We applied to the Ministry of Agriculture to declare an extraordinary situation because farmers must be in the fields, » asserted the chairman of the Board of the Lithuanian Greenhouse Association.

Insurers estimate that from the worst situations, potato damage is the smallest – cereal plants freeze so that the damage is record.

« About 700 farms have reported one or another amount of harm. The insurance amount has been reported to be protected by more than € 75 million and more than 5 thousand fields, » explained Martynas Rusteika, CEO of VH Lietuva.

The earliest Lithuanian potatoes from the first fields can be found in retail chains – they cost about 1.5 euros per kilogram.