Europe has 1.4 million tons of unpicked potatoes
The bad weather conditions in October meant that harvesting had to stop in many EU countries, just after it had got going. In mid-November, up to 250 mm of rainfall was recorded in potato growing areas of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany, leaving plots flooded. Of the 1.4 million tons of unpicked potatoes, Holland accounts for 15% and Belgium for 11%.
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