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Potato futures soar 700% in less than a month on Iran war speculation
(www.euronews.com)
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this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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I believe the buyer is responsible for taking delivery of the potatoes, so they have to pick up/pay for delivery and deal with all the logistics of what to do with all those potatoes
Planting, maintaining for months and harvesting 100m² for 2€
Many farms are speculative real estate assets that rely on government subsidies to stay afloat