Blue poppy seeds: Offers for 2018 crop relax

May 16, 2019 at 11:28 AM , Der AUDITOR
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CHRUDIM. The good weather conditions make the Czech poppy seed farmers happy. This is reflected above all in the prices for remaining stocks from the 2018 crop.

Old crop for 4.10 EUR/kg
The current weather provides optimal conditions for the development of the Czech poppy seed crop. The plants are sufficiently supplied with moisture and at the moment it does not look as if the rain showers have a negative effect on the yield or quality.

However, farmers do not want to give away prices for then new crop. Possible reasons are, on the one hand, that they could sit on the more expensive old crop, on the other hand, they certainly don't want to take any risks and promise low prices too early, which they can then not keep. L

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