Only metal-sealed seed potatoes guarantee good quality and a bountiful harvest

By: STA Date: 2024. 12. 05. 11:00

Year after year, new fake advertisements offering seed potatoes appear. The authority continuously monitors the Internet and also receives information based on reports. Good-faith buyers can easily become victims of fraud when they see a good-sounding but fake seed potato offer. Nébih draws the attention of buyers to the fact that products offered for purchase under other names such as “last year’s blue label”, “for sowing”, “small potatoes”, “remaining from sowing” and others are not actually seed potatoes.

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Authority experts visually inspect the seed potatoes in the field and in warehouses in accordance with the relevant regulations1,2, and then the samples are classified in an official laboratory. The production, storage and inspection of seed potatoes, in addition to requiring expertise from the producer, are also subject to strict official supervision. Although the price of metal-sealed seed potatoes is increased by quality assurance inspections and tests, only metal-sealed seed potatoes guarantee adequate yield and lower plant health risks. The most important indication of seed potatoes is the label issued by the authority.

This year, the amount of fake, cheap potatoes offered for sowing was exceptionally high

The authority experienced that potatoes with fake labels, without a permit, and with unacceptable quality also appeared on the market. In these cases, the (irregularly sewn) label on the bags was fake, and the serial numbers of the labels were also identical. It is worth knowing and considering that when buying seed potatoes, the buyer must always receive an invoice, which includes, among other things, the metal seal number – in the case of multiple bags, the label serial number as well. In addition, always be suspicious if the packages of the items put on the market are poor quality, chewed, dirty, of different shapes, quality bags. Good quality seeds and tubers will pay for their price in a bountiful harvest. Seed potatoes are a trusted product, therefore it is worth buying only metal sealed items, which are recommended to be purchased only from a reliable producer, trader, or from farmer’s shops or large department stores.

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