Varieties
ACTRICE
Actrice is an early potato for fresh consumption. This variety provides a very good yield. Actrice delivers beautiful round oval tubers and has a good taste. The variety is very good for washing.
AGRIA
Agria is a high yielding maincrop variety. Plants yield a good number of tubers. This variety is suitable for a range of uses including crisping, french fries, processing (starch / flake) as well as table use.
ATLANTIC
Suitable for processing – crisps. Oval, yellow tubers with cream flesh. Moderate yields with low outgrade levels, mainly mechanical damage and greens, high dry matter.
CARA
Very robust variety. It is extremely high yielding and very uniform. Cara is also a versatile potato suitable for a wide range of culinary uses including chipping and fresh consumption.
DESIREE
Maincrop maturity, with high yields and early bulking. Medium dry matter, firm cooked texture, good boiling, fresh French fry and mashing quality.
GEMSON
Gemson is a high yielding small, white, round baby type potato with excellent resistance to powdery scab and exceptional tuber numbers.
HERMES
Maincrop maturity, high yields, low tuber numbers and long dormancy. High dry matter and good fry colour. Excellent for the potato chip/crisp industry.
KING EDWARD
Late maincrop maturity producing moderate yields with high numbers of tubers per plant. Very popular in the fresh market for roasting and mash.
MARIS BARD
First early maturity, high yielding and early bulking. Very popular as an early potato for the chip market.
MARIS PEER
Second early maturity producing moderate yields of very uniform sample.
MARIS PIPER
Maincrop maturity with high yields and many tubers per plant. Most widely grown variety in UK, suitable for fresh, processing and chip market.
MARKIES
Exceptional fry quality, long-term storage with low reducing sugars, good dormancy.
NIETA
Suitable for French fry production in Mediterranean/North African climate. Produces high yield of large tubers in these climates. Good cooking qualities.
PREMIERE
Suitable for the early French fries and processing markets, with medium yields, early bulking and high DM.