# NEPG predicts increased plantings for 2018 - Hort News

> The North-Western European Potato Growers group estimates potato plantings in its member countries rose 0.4% from 2017 and 6.7% above the five-year average. It also expects yields to fall about 4% below the five-year average, and stocks are reported to remain high.

- Date: 2018-05-10 · published 2018-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Northwest Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64984-nepg-predicts-increased-plantings-for-2018-hort-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher planted area and high stocks point to ample supply, while the expected yield shortfall and processing demand may firm prices for better-quality potatoes. Potatoes are not a feed commodity in this list, so the direct feed price effect is minimal.

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| WHEAT | 2018-03-30 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2018.md) | +1.6% | +5.2% |
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| WHEAT | 2021-01-14 | [USDA Predicts Increase in India’s Wheat, Rice Exports \| IASPOINT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49095-usda-predicts-increase-in-india-s-wheat-rice-exports-iaspoint.md) | +1.4% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- hortnews.com: https://hortnews.com/nepg-predicts-increased-plantings-2018/

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