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D-planting-window Dictionary

Planting window

The period in which planting brings the harvest into the right season and market

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Plain meaning
The period in which planting brings the harvest into the right season and market
How to use it
Plan planting to bring harvest into a high-price window.
South African benchmark
South African potatoes are planted in different regions at different times to supply markets year-round (Article 43).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M7
Calculate it
T-M7-02 Planting Schedule
Library sources
LIB-A043, LIB-A044, LIB-P-Potato, LIB-P-Potato-IP
See also
Market glut, Staggered planting
Potato: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedPotato: how the business runsSold by10 kg bags or tonnes per hectare1Plant seed2Grow3Lift4Grade and bag5Fresh market or processorZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Potato Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M7 Potato.