INorth West European Potato Growers Association (NEPG) ishicilele umbiko ngokukhiqizwa kwamazambane ase-Europe kanye nezibikezelo zangonyaka ozayo. Ochwepheshe benhlangano bakholelwa ukuthi unyaka ka-2021 bekuwunyaka onzima kubalimi bamazambane (ngemuva kwehlobo elinemvula eYurophu, izimo ezinzima zokuvuna ekwindla zabonwa eBelgium, Holland naseJalimane). Okuwukuphela kwento eyayingaphandle kwaseFrance.
Abalimi bazame ukuhlehlisa izinsuku zokuvuna ngoba belindele isimo sezulu esivumayo, kodwa lokhu kwanciphisa isivinini somsebenzi.
Abakhiqizi bamazambane bathole isivuno esikhulu. Ngokuya ngamazwe nezindawo ezingaphansi, isamba sesivuno ngokuvamile besiyisilinganiso esihle, kodwa isamba sesivuno sizoba ngaphansi ngenxa yokulahlekelwa kwensimu, ukulimala kwe-tuber ngenxa yesimo sezulu esimanzi, nobunzima bokugcina.
Ngo-2021, indawo yokutshala amazambane yezinkampani ze-NEPG yehla cishe ngamahektha angama-24, isuka kumahektha angama-000 yaya ku-522. Ukukhiqizwa komhlaba wonke kubikezelwa ku-000 million tonnes (mt). Kulo nyaka (isivuno sika-498) izintengo zenkontileka zehlile (kusuka ku-000 euros / 22,7 kg kuya ku-2021 euro / 0,50 kg uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo nezwe).
Ochwepheshe be-NEPG bakholelwa ukuthi amanani enkontileka ka-2022/2023 kufanele akhuphuke okungenani ngama-euro angu-3-4/100 kg ukuze ukukhiqizwa kube nenzuzo. Uma lokhu kungenzeki, khona-ke ngo-2022 singalindela ukuncipha kwendawo yokutshala amazambane.
Izindleko zokukhiqiza bezilokhu zikhuphuka isizini yonke edlule. Sikhuluma ngamafutha edizili nogesi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izitshalo bekufanele zelashwe ngokumelene nokulimaza sekwephuzile; izindleko zomanyolo zikhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-50% (i-potassium) no-200-300% (i-nitrogen). Futhi ngo-2021, izinkinga ezihlobene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke zavela.
Amanani abakhiqizi okusanhlamvu nembewu ye-rapese nawo anyukile, okwenza lezi zitshalo zingabi nalutho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukutshala kwabo kuhlotshaniswa nezingozi eziphansi kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa namazambane. Ngakho-ke, abakhiqizi abaningi bangakhetha i-rapeseed kanye nezinhlamvu phezu kwamazambane ngonyaka ozayo.