Potatoes

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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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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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. read more

Mohamed Seddiki, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Morocco, announced that the Government will, for the first time ever, subsidize the production of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, by 50 to 70% of their value, due to the "high price" of the seeds. read more

The Dutch potato export season may have begun with high prices, but those have since all but halved. "Compared to early in the season, prices have dropped significantly and, though stabler, are gradually declining. The season began at €0.50, but bale prices are now at around €0.26," says
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Officers of the Indirect Tax Administration at the Šamac Customs Office have impounded 18 tons of potatoes that were smuggled into Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the customs office, the importer declared a shipment of red onions for import customs clearance. read more

The potato harvest has been over for a few weeks now, and it is now certain that volumes will be low again this year. The reasons are also well known: smaller areas, adverse weather and increasingly difficult phytosanitary problems. Precisely on
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Belarusian growers have harvested more than 788,000 tons of potatoes. According to the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, the country's farms are competing the harvest of potatoes. A total of 788,400 tons of potatoes have been cropped with the average yields of 351.2 centers per hectare. read more

The Mintec Benchmark price for Dutch potatoes has stabilised at €120/mt this week. This represents a 51% decrease compared to the previous year. However, it's worth noting that this price is only €9.00/mt less than what it was in 2021. read more

TOMRA Talks Potatoes was organised at the Funes plant (Navarra) of Elaborados Naturales de la Ribera del Ebro, a TOMRA client company, which is today a leading manufacturer of refrigerated potato omelettes, with Mercadona as its main client. In its 14,000 square metres, it
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Potato supplier Branston has announced a brand-new mashed potato facility. This state-of-the-art establishment is designed to supply top UK supermarkets, marking a significant expansion in Branston’s product range. read more

Prince Edward Island is about 70-75 percent complete in its potato harvest. “We have about a week’s worth of harvesting left. Up until last week, we went through 2.5 weeks where it was warmer than normal. It was sunny and the fields had a chance to dry out from the rain we had so a lot of
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Sweet potatoes are registering demand on the up, fair prices along the entire chain and increasingly curious consumers. Sipo believes in them and supplies multiple varieties with different colors. read more

The harvesting of PGI potatoes from Sila started almost one month late at the end of September. "We have harvested 20% of the produce so far, so we are really behind schedule, and we are hoping the weather will favor operations, as the fall season in the Sila area can be tricky," reports Albino
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In the 2023-2024 campaign, the acreage devoted to potatoes for fresh consumption in Spain has again been reduced in all producing regions. This, together with the impact of adverse weather phenomena of various kinds, has kept the supply low during much of the campaign, and prices have shown a
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World Food Day was commemorated with a new sense of urgency in South Africa, spurred by research commissioned by the Shoprite retail group that suggests that 49% of South Africans will go hungry at night in two years' time. read more

Due to the effects of climate change, resulting in an extended growing season, growing sweet potatoes in Estonia might become a possibility. University of Life Sciences researcher Eve Runno-Paurson: "Only 50-60 years ago, we could not have talked about growing sweet potatoes in Estonia. As a
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The storage of this year's onion harvest is coming to an end and the main potato harvest has also been completed in the Freiburg area. "We were very satisfied with the early potato harvest this year. With the storage potatoes, however, we had massive problems with wastage and rot, which is why
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The requirement to inspect all potatoes arriving in the Canary Islands from the United Kingdom, after larvae from red Colorado beetles were detected a couple of months ago, is causing problems at the ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the UK, farmers are required
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