Swiss potatoes only in 2 1/2 kg sacks?

Schweizer Kartoffeln nur im 2 1/2 kg-Sack?

I wanted to buy waxy potatoes today, but first I looked at the organic potatoes. Since that's out of the question for me, I went to the conventionally grown potatoes. Result: skin with approx. 500g: from Egypt 1 kg - bag: from Egypt 1 1/2 kg - bag: from Egypt!
2 1/2 kg bag: from Switzerland 👍🏻 This is not a discussion about whether potatoes from Egypt should be offered - I don't buy them - but about why Swiss potatoes are only available in 2 1/2 kg bags! Thank you, Migros, for explaining this to me with plausible reasons!

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Purzel

M-Infoline

Hello Purzel, In a normal harvest year, we have a good to very good supply of domestic stock from the previous year until around April. From then on, we import potatoes from Israel/Egypt and European countries such as Cyprus and Spain to guarantee the required quantities. In spring, there is also a customer demand for fresh potatoes, so we sell potatoes from new imported harvests in spring and then switch back to Swiss early potatoes as soon as they are available. These should be arriving soon - in 1.5 kg bags. Otherwise, we currently offer Demeter potatoes in 1 kg bags, which are also from Switzerland. Best regards, Mia

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Hi Mia, thanks for the detailed answer. If there are no potatoes from Switzerland, I personally do without them and wait until there are new ones. - I already know that Migros imports potatoes and why. My only question is: why are the -few- Swiss potatoes only sold in 2.5 kg bags?

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M-Infoline

Purzel

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Good morning Purzel, as potatoes are vegetables that can be stored for a long time, they are suitable stock items. The 2.5 kg bags are therefore very popular. As already mentioned, we can also offer you Demeter potatoes in 1 kg bags. Best regards, Chloe

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Purzel

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@Purzel : I'm also talking about Swiss potatoes, which are still available in small quantities in spring @missy_89 : I didn't say I throw away Swiss potatoes just because they sprout. As a small household, I just need less and you can't rely on open sales for Swiss potatoes in spring either.

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