Mintec launches Scottish Packing Potato Mintec Benchmark Prices

All Market Notes 06 September 2023

Mintec has launched two weekly Mintec Benchmark Prices (MBP) for Scottish packing potatoes effective Wednesday, 6th September 2023.

The initial proposal was announced in a market note published on 7th August 2023, and can be viewed here. The decision to go ahead with the launch was communicated in a market note on 22nd August 2023, and can be found here.

The specifications for the assessments are below: 

The assessments reflect the transactable value at 16:00:00 London time.  

The assessments complement Mintec’s existing packing potato coverage and provide Mintec subscribers with additional granularity and insight into the UK potato markets. 

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