Potatoes
Among the most popular October species, Kantar lists potatoes, onions and tomatoes. Compared to October 2022, consumption of courgettes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber. onions, pumpkin and carrots increased the most. On a 2-year basis, the amount of consumers
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Building resiliency in P.E.I.’s potato sector
2023-11-03 00:00
In the fall of 2021, the detection of potato wart disrupted sales of P.E.I. potatoes to the United States, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Islanders. The Government of Canada launched the Prince Edward Island Potato Stabilization and Innovation Initiative (PSII) to help the industry
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Potatoes for less than a zloty but on certain conditions
2023-11-03 00:00
Some retail chains have come out with a new promotion of Polish potatoes. From Thursday 2 November, they are offering a kilo of potatoes 66 per cent cheaper, but on a certain condition.
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Potato prices 2023 - Here they cost less than a zloty
2023-11-03 00:00
Some retail chains have come out with a new promotion of Polish potatoes. From Thursday 2 November, they are offering a kilo of potatoes 66 per cent cheaper, but on a certain condition.
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Harvesting of potatoes has concluded in various regions of Russia
2023-11-03 00:00
The Kostroma region experienced a significant increase in potato yields this year, reaching 276 quintals per hectare, marking a 20% improvement from the previous season. The total harvest amounted to 51 thousand tons, utilizing a total area of 1872 hectares for potato cultivation.
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"We are working hard to get the sweet potatoes planted, to fill the expected summer gap"
2023-11-02 00:00
The sweet potato season is currently in full swing, as far as Egyptian sweet potatoes go. "We have a good outlet for this towards our customers. We are working closely with our partners on this. It's a pretty tough market, but together we are making sure to get the sweet potatoes packaged and
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Solynta’s hybrid potato variety demonstrates superior late blight resistance in Irish field trials
2023-11-02 00:00
Is it possible to grow potatoes without the use of fungicides, in a place that is known for its high level of the harmful Phytophthora Infestans or Late Blight? Is there any potato variety that can withstand Late Blight and still give a good yield? At Solynta, we were determined to find out.
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Potatoes, falling volumes and rising prices (+20%)
2023-11-02 00:00
Less production, but satisfying prices. This sums up the potato season in the province of Verona, first in the Veneto region in terms of investments with 1,700 hectares out of the approximately 3,500 regional ones, followed by Vicenza (500 hectares) and Padua (500 hectares). The harvests marked a consistent
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Demand for sweet potatoes is growing globaly, what countries are the main suppliers?
2023-11-02 00:00
The global sweet potato market continues to widen its appeal, as interest in the product grows globally. In the Netherlands, the supply from Egypt is diminishing due to smaller exporters shifting to other products, resulting in a more stable market. According FreshPlaza report, Spain and
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British scientist in China seeks to enhance tuber productivity
2023-11-02 00:00
In the greenhouse of the China Center for Asia and the Pacific (CCCAP) of the International Potato Center (CIP), Philip Kear closely monitors the growth of disease-resistant potatoes. Over the past seven years, the British doctor in plant breeding and genetics was rooted in the suburbs of
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'Demand for potatoes could be satisfied without problems'
2023-11-02 00:00
The potato range was dominated by domestic goods throughout. According to the BLE, there were selective imports from France, Italy and the Netherlands as well, but these all just had a supplementary nature. Availability had not changed significantly, with many varieties still being available.
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"Good quality sweet potatoes are still available from Egypt"
2023-10-31 00:00
The Egyptian sweet potato season continues amid heated competition between exporters. As the season progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to source good quality batches, which transfers the competition to the price front. Mohamed Maatouk, CEO of the Egyptian Emirati food industries,
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NÖS presents new potato varieties
2023-10-30 00:00
In Austria, potatoes were planted on about 20,400 hectares this year. This means a loss of 15 percent of the cultivated area over the last three years. In terms of yield, there was also a loss of 10 to 15 per cent. This makes imports necessary. The starch content is satisfactory, at 20 per cent.
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Tomato, onion and potato crops get subsidies
2023-10-30 00:00
Moroccan Agriculture Minister Mohamed Seddiki has announced that for the first time the government will subsidise the cultivation of tomatoes, onions and potatoes at between 50 and 70% of their value
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Potato prices. How much does a 15kg bag cost?
2023-10-29 00:00
We are paying more for potatoes this year. Currently, domestic potato prices in Bronisze are oscillating around the price of 2 PLN/kg.
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Switzerland has to import potatoes for chips and crisps
2023-10-27 00:00
A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation. One of these is Daniel Peter, who has been growing potatoes in Rickenbach in canton Zurich for 20 years. He knows it is normal that the harvest varies year on year, but it has not been as bad
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This year's early potato harvest in the Palatinate was completed on the traditional cut-off date, 10 August, with good results. "Under irrigation, there were normal yields and qualities, which was also reflected accordingly in the price. With prices exceeding 60 EUR for quintals, record-high
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW SWEET POTATOES
2023-10-27 00:00
The global sweet potato market continues to widen its appeal, as interest in the product grows globally. In the Netherlands, the supply from Egypt is diminishing due to smaller exporters shifting to other products, resulting in a more stable market. Spain and Portugal also face quality issues
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Morocco to subsidise tomatoes, onions and potatoes
2023-10-26 00:00
Appearing before the House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) in a session for oral questions, Seddiki said the government would subsidise tomato production with grants of between 40,000 and 70,000 dirhams (3,600 and 6,300 euros) per hectare.
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The CRISPR/Cas genome editing system and its application in potatoes
2023-10-26 00:00
Researchers from the College of Plant Protection at Shandong Agricultural University in Tai’an, China, recently published a paper in Frontiers in Genetics. In the paper, the research team discusses the principles and applications of the CRISPR/Cas system in potatoes. It also highlights
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