550 Hectares (1350 acres) of potatoes are grown at Elveden Farms each year.
These are grown in 3 rows in a stone separated bed.
We start harvesting the crop in July. The potatoes are then used for the production of crisps, for McCains (McDonalds chips) as well as salad, loose and baking potatoes for many supermarkets.
Handling potatoes from harvesting to the consumer is all about being gentle to ensure potatoes are not cut or bruised.
We harvest the potatoes from stone free soil into trailers which transport them to the grader.
Any remaining soil is removed, small potatoes are graded out and they are inspected for green or misshapen potatoes, as seen above.
The potatoes are then loaded into bulk trailers or boxes for transport to the packer.
