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D-dry-matter Dictionary

Dry Matter

The solid share of a crop's weight, important for processing quality

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Plain meaning
The solid share of a crop's weight, important for processing quality
How to use it
Grow processing varieties to the processor's dry-matter specification.
South African benchmark
South African processors buy potatoes on dry-matter specification for chips and crisps (Article 45).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M7-U4
Calculate it
T-M7-04 Fresh Market versus Processor
Library sources
LIB-A045, LIB-P-Potato, LIB-P-Potato-IP
See also
Specification
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.