SA currently has lots of potatoes, but some are not great. Heat and rain are largely to blame. | Businessinsider

Although consumers may not struggle to find potatoes, getting their hands on good quality potatoes in some parts of the country has recently been hard, thanks to excess rains in some regions and excessively hot weather in others. | BISouthAfrica

However, yields are generally good, with higher potato volumes expected to be delivered to fresh produce markets.Although consumers may not struggle to find potatoes, getting their hands on good quality potatoes in some parts of the country has recently been hard, thanks to excess rains in some regions and excessively hot weather in others.

"Weather during the harvesting and growing season plays a big influence on quality. Parts of some regions experienced above-average rainfall and hot weather, which may influence the quality," the industry body said. Although potato prices increased slightly over the past week, they is expected to come down, with higher volumes expected to be delivered to fresh produce markets, Dr Johnny van der Merwe, managing director of agricultural information group Agrimark Trends , said in his weekly YouTube video that tracks market prices for fresh produce in South Africa.

A 10kg bag of potatoes currently costs R46,96, with the Class 1 type of the same size sitting at R49.55.

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