Frost Marks an End to Harvesting in Finland
All the major potato growing areas in Finland have been hit by cold weather for three nights in a row now. Similar weather is forecasted to continue, so there is a big risk that potatoes remaining in ground will be frozen. Normally potato would be harvested by now, but the difficult season has resulted in later than usual harvesting period. This morning the temperature alongside Finnish west coast has been around minus 6 degrees Celsius. Temperature of the surface of...