Potatoes

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and Potatoes SA recently signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). read more

The first large batches of early potatoes of the new crop began to arrive at the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan in the past 7-10 days. As expected, the first wholesale batches of early potatoes this year became available on the markets three weeks later than last year, EastFruit
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As of last week, Selenella New Potatoes are back in the fruit and vegetable departments of Italy's best shops. A high quality product, the result of the work of a 100% Italian mill, controlled and guaranteed at every stage. The harvest began in Sicily,
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The potato season is starting in Egypt and is marked by abundant production, high demand, stable prices, and no particular challenges except for a few shipment complications. Mohammad Hassan, export manager of Al Gamal-Plantix, gives an overview of the upcoming season. read more

As the prime summer selling season for red potatoes approaches and supplies of russets and yellows continue to tighten, MountainKing is packing record numbers of its Butter Reds while it ramps up social media and in-store support of the gourmet variety.  read more

7,900 farms produced goods in line with the organic standards in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2022. Sales in the organic food market amounted to CHF 3.873 billion. The market share for vegetables and potatoes is just under 25 percent, while for fruits the organic share is 20 percent. read more

Hoping to launch the Robertson Potato Festival with a bang, Wollongong based Five Barrel Brewing has announced a special edition potato sparkling ale. ‘Spud Sparkling Ale’ is being brewed using potatoes from Hills Family Farming in Robertson. The potatoes will be added, very fittingly, in
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EastFruit analysts note that both local onions and potatoes currently remain in a severe deficit in Georgia. Strong local demand is satisfied with the imports. The next major harvest of potatoes begins in June in the Kvemo-Kartli region, which produces 20-30% of the country’s annual potato
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In Malta, potato crops suffered considerably from bad weather in early February. "While we were in Berlin, there were severe floods and storms. The streets and fields were flooded. I've not seen it that bad in all the time we've been importing new potatoes from Malta, and we’ve been doing so
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Whether or not a potato is a vegetable depends on who you ask. “A potato is not a vegetable from a nutrition point of view,” Lilian Cheung, lecturer of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, tells CNBC Make It. “Potatoes almost behave like a refined carbohydrate. It
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today announced that his department will provide funding of €450,000 to a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) project supporting potato farming in Ukraine. read more

EastFruit analysts note that both local onions and potatoes currently remain in a harsh deficit in Georgia. Strong local demand is satisfied with the imports. The next major harvest of potatoes begins in June in the Kvemo-Kartli region, which produces 20-30% of the country’s annual potato
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Since 2006, a committee has awarded an annual prize to an old potato variety to draw attention to the diversity. Similar to apples, there are many more varieties of potatoes than are offered in the supermarket. Around 300 potato varieties are still cultivated in Germany, as the
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The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported. read more

The Portuguese sweet potato season is currently coming on strong at East4Fresh. "Other Mediterranean countries have stopped delivering and we are pretty much the only ones left with good quality in both organic and conventional," Helien Verhagen says. read more

Browsing through the leaflets of the various supermarkets such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters (Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin), there is no doubt about it: we will eat lots of strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and potatoes. read more

By the end of 2022, Egypt exported a record volume of potatoes to the countries of Southeast Asia, EastFruit reports. Indonesia remained the main destination for their supply, and exports more than doubled last year. read more

Last year, the Belgian potato processing sector processed 6.2+ million tons of potatoes. It, thus, broke its 2019 record by a whopping 18%. Employment in the industry is rising accordingly, with the 6,000-employee mark in sight. read more

The Dutch company Altena Potatoes received its first full truckloads of Santé potatoes yesterday. "We started carefully last week already, but that wasn't significant. We can now truly get going," says Kees Schouten. read more