The potato harvest has got underway in Sa Pobla; the first Mallorcan potatoes of the year are smaller in size and production has also been reduced due to the wind in January and the frosts. All in all, agricultural organisation S’Esplet SAT has begun harvesting the earliest potato varieties, which will be destined for the British market. Expectations are better than last season.
Until mid-January, potato plantations were in good condition and a good crop was predicted. But the winds of up to 85 km/h which hit Sa Pobla on January 15 caused havoc for the plants of the earliest varieties.
Sa Pobla’s agriculture has specialised in potatoes and they are harvested very early in order to supply the British market, one of the main markets despite Brexit, along with the Scandinavia. Three years ago, 16,000 tons of potatoes were exported; two years ago, 14,200 tons, and last year, between 12,000 and 13,000, according to data recorded by SAT.
Source: majorcadailybulletin.com