Amidst continuous rainfall and saturated conditions, Irish potato farmers are grappling with the potential scarcity of the Rooster variety, a staple in Ireland. Meath farmer Ivan Curran, who typically yields 11,000 tonnes of potatoes annually, highlighted the dire situation, noting that 40% of his crop supplies supermarkets while the remaining 60% are processed at the Tayto factory.
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Farmers have to "watch, hope and pray" for a "sweet spot" of dry weather in the coming weeks or many will have to debate whether to plant at all this year.As continuous rainfall adds to already saturated ground, many big and small potato farmers are warning that the Irish favourite variety of Rooster may be in scarce supply by June.