Ngokusho kwe-fruit-inform.com, ngo-Okthoba walo nyaka, kuyo yonke imifino ehlinzekwa emakethe, yi-1/3 kuphela etholakala endaweni.
Kulo mongo, abakhiqizi bacela iziphathimandla ukuthi zivimbele ukuthengwa kwamazambane angaphandle okungenani izinyanga ezimbili kuya kwezintathu, ngoba ziyakwazi ukumboza izidingo zokusetshenziswa kwasekhaya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngalesi sikhathi abantu benza izinto zasebusika, futhi abakhiqizi bangabanikeza izimpahla ezisezingeni eliphezulu.
Inhloko ye-Potato Growers Association, uPetru Iliev, ithi ukungeniswa kwenani elikhulu lamazambane kwakuvunyelwe kabanzi eminyakeni emibili edlule, lapho kwakukhona ukushoda kwalo mkhiqizo emakethe yendawo, futhi akukho okwenziwe ukukukhawulela kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Lokhu, ngokusho kuka-Iliev, kuthinte kabi izinga lamazambane afuywayo.
Ngokusho kwe-Association of Potato Growers, kulo nyaka indawo elinywayo yamazambane icishe ibe ngamahektha ayizinkulungwane ezingama-20, kanti isivuno samazambane sizofinyelela amathani ayizinkulungwane ezingama-500.