Loskop Valley 

Table potato production

Table potato production

• Irrigation / dryland:

             All plantings are under irrigation

• Table and seed potatoes:

             Of the total crop 3% are seed potatoes and 7% are distributed through the fresh produce markets.

• Planting time:

             Potatoes are planted from February to July

• Marketing period:

             Potatoes are marketed from June until November

• Processing:

             Of the total crop 90% is processed.

• Cultivars:

The main cultivars for processing are Up-to-Date, Lady Rosetta and Fiana. Daruis and  Mondial are planted for the Fresh Produce Markets. 

• Other:

Production fluctuates between Groblersdal and Marble Hall. All plantings are under irrigation and the marketing channel is processing. Irrigation is from the Loskop Dam - which is  fed by the Olifants River.

Production statistics / produksie statistieke