10kg bags of Kerr’s Pink are averaging at €3.65 but are as high as €4 – down on the same week of last year from a price of €4.20.

Golden Wonder’s are making an average of €5 for a 10kg bag – this is €1 less than this time last year, according to the IFA.

Kerr’s Pink are being bought for €270 per box at the farm-gate, but quality is essential.

In the shops, Roosters are ranging in price. Own-brand potatoes, in the supermarkets, in 5kg bags were sold for €4.50 in some supermarkets. 10kg bags were selling for €6.50, while branded potatoes were selling for more. 2.5kg bags of Roosters sold for €3.40 in some places, while 7kg bags sold for approximately €5.50.

Dublin market wholesale prices reported to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are detailed below.

Potatoes from the UK and France were also quoted in the Dublin wholesale market. Maris Piper, Markies and Nadine were available. 25-42mm potatoes were also available – Maris Peer from the UK and Agata from France.