The Czech potato crop in the European Union

F. Novák

The Czech potato crop in the European Union

In: Potato developments in a changing Europe

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F. Novák

F. Novák Central Potato Association of the Czech Republic, Dobrovského 2366, 580 01 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic

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Pages:: 235–241

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086865826_027

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The potato area significantly decreased in the Czech Republic between 1993 and 2005. The yields do not reach the level of European countries with developed potato production and are unstable. The major cause of fluctuating yields is the variable sum of utilizable rainfalls during vegetation. The proportion of irrigated fields, from which high and stable yields are obtained is small. Long-term storage of high quality trade ware is still a problem. Import of fresh potatoes is annually very variable, depending on achieved yield. The import of potato products has an increasing tendency and is approximately three-times higher than export. The national quota of 33,660 tons of potato starch production is lower than the national consumption and the capacity of starch factories and possibilities of starch potato growers. Delivering large uniform lots of potatoes for processing and fresh consumption after harvest is a strong point. The high volume of the export of table potatoes from the harvest 2005 is to be noted. Good natural conditions for growing of high-quality seed are legislatively supported, so planting of certified seed is only permitted in the best localities. The occurrence of quarantine pests is strictly examined.

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Potato developments in a changing Europe

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Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 30 Oct 2006

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