A dry February meant farmers planted early potatoes, then the rain came - now there's not enough.
BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondentBut producers have warned that changing weather conditions are hitting growth.
William Gilmore is a fifth-generation potato farmer at Gilmore Farm Produce, growing his crops in the shadow of Scrabo hill in County Down.Mr Gilmore is beginning to lift his early harvest now but he is worried about what comes next. "The market has skyrocketed because there's not enough potatoes over the next two or three months," he said."The weather seems to come in blocks now - it's dry for a longer period, then it's wet for a longer period.
"There's already been impact on chip shops but across the whole [sector] where potatoes are used there is going to be increased cost for potatoes and [it] may be significant," Mr Wilson said.
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