Potatoes

Years of field trials, carefully selected and buried potatoes to see if they are more resistant to pests, climate change and less water consumption. This is the starting point for creating new types of tubers that can meet the needs of consumers, but also be
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Extreme weather events, dry soils, and concerns about the water supply: The consequences of climate change are already being felt in some parts of the world, such as Spain. At the 7th Organic Vegetables and Potatoes Expert Forum in Visselhövede, representatives of the German Weather Service and
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UK potato prices continue to rise, with buyers struggling to secure stocks amid tight supplies of free-buy potatoes. The Mintec Benchmark Prices for English white packing potatoes [Mintec Code: POWP] were last assessed at £330/mt, an increase of 43.4% month-on-month (m-o-m) and 65% year-on-year
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The FPJ Potato Special is now available to subscribers on the FPJ app, covering the efforts of potato producers and their representatives to overcome challenges ranging from Potao Cyst Nematode to the loss of chemicals and the EU’s ongoing ban on imports of British seed potatoes. read more

Farmers in Tajikistan have already gathered more than 790,000 tons of potatoes since the beginning of the current year, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture. The potato yield per hectare is reported to be 240 centners, as per the source. read more

"It's vital to all have the same vision and interest. We must focus on adding the maximum value to potatoes, with much attention to greatly reducing waste throughout the chain, from grower to customer. That's how we see the future," begins Jan Bijleveld, CEO of PotatoNext, a new Dutch
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The marketing of ware potatoes was uneventful overall. The choice of varieties did not change significantly and demand was easily met. According to the BLE, there were no fundamental movements in prices. read more

Potatoes are undoubtedly a very important category within the fruit and vegetable department, with the entire supply chain trying for years to improve its offer in all aspects: varietal innovation, packaging, sustainability and development of PDO and PGI recognitions. read more

Visitors toPotato Europe, the trade fair dedicated to potato cultivation and processing machinery (held in Tournai, Belgium, 6-7 September), were the first to see the new generation of the TOMRA 3A grader in action. The machine, already
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2023 will also be remembered as a difficult potato-growing year full of challenges in Thuringia. Nevertheless, most of the crops have now been harvested and stored, as Dietmar Barthel, Managing Director of the Thuringian potato packing company Karland Agrarprodukte, confirms. "Due to the cold
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Market analysts Christine Rampold and Tim Boenigk from Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft have presented facts and figures on the organic market at the Bio-Fachforum. The organic area grew by 3.2 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. "After the big years of conversion in 2016 and
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The adoption of a UNECE recommendation for sweet potatoes this week will ensure product quality and fairness in trade, thus enhancing sustainable development outcomes. The standard was initiated by Germany and South Africa. read more

In week 43, Essen-based potato wholesaler von der Stein was able to deliver the first newly harvested sweet potatoes from the Pottbäcker farm in the Lower Rhine region. "The new marketing season has got off to a good start, with good quality and predominantly large tubers over 500 grams that
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The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding continue to occupy minds in Flanders. In potatoes, many plots have already been lost and others delayed due to impassable fields. For Dutch carrot and leek growers, the wet weather conditions are also causing major consequences. "It's a disaster," says
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Belstat sums up the interim results of the Belarusian agro-industrial complex's performance for January-October 2023. read more

The interim results reveal an impressive yield, with local farmers having gathered over one million tons of vegetables and 250 thousand tons of potatoes. read more

Minister of Agriculture, Bolorchuluun Khayangaa, provided insights into the preliminary harvest results. According to initial estimates, the harvest includes 175.0 thousand tons of potatoes and 183.0 thousand tons of vegetables. read more

Heavy rainfall has been recorded in Belgium since last week. West Flanders in particular has been severely hit by the weather. Some people have already been evacuated due to the floods, FreshPlaza informs. The rain is also taking a toll on vegetable cultivation. “Fortunately, we have
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Potato retail sales remained strong for the quarter from July-September 2023, up 9.5% from the same period a year ago. All categories of potatoes saw increases in dollar sales. read more

Retail demand and home consumption is strong as consumers are realising the value of potatoes as a main staple in the current cost of living scenario. Growers continue to attempt to harvest in areas, however, conditions are extremely difficult. Good progress has been made in Donegal where less
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