Poor harvest forces Swiss to import more potatoes
The weather forecast for the potato harvest is poor, with the consequence that the Swiss government has announced it is increasing import quotas by 15,000 tonnes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Potato growing has been difficult this spring because of the wet and humid weather,” Swisspatat director Christian Bucher told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS on Friday. There had been a “very severe infestation” of late blight, he said. At Swisspatat’s request, the Federal... Читать дальше...