Potatoes

An agricultural machine for special tasks, the AVR Spirit 9200 two-row harvester. We saw the machine's capabilities and what it offers farmers with our own eyes during the 1st National Potato Fair in Gronowice, when it went into the field despite difficult conditions.
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Since 2017, regional sweet potatoes have been growing and thriving on the Lower Rhine potato farm Pottbäcker. "In terms of botany and production as well as preparation and post-harvest handling, the crop is incomparable to the table potato," says Andreas Pottbäcker, who grows the root
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The harvest of North Carolina’s sweet potatoes has begun, growing conditions have been good with the right amount of rain at the right time. read more

The UK harvests 5.31 million tonnes of potatoes annually, worth £703m at farm gate, so ensuring crops are free of metal contaminants is essential to any thriving grower. read more

The Bologna Potato Exchange has raised the price of potatoes delivered to the storage account. In view of the commercial situation, and in anticipation of the next potato campaign, the Joint Commission has raised the value of tubers delivered to 0.52 €/Kg. Climate change
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Positive figures for Apofruit's spring liquidations 2023. Between strawberries, asparagus, early potatoes and small fruits (raspberries and blueberries), 21,900,000 euro will be liquidated to producer members, compared to 19,660,000 euro the previous year: +11.3% in value, against a quantity
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Most of these hectares are now dedicated to growing potatoes for processing. In some cases, even fresh market hectares have also been redirected to these markets. read more

In the first half of the year, the average y-o-y growth in Serbian consumer prices was 15.3%. Products that had the biggest impact on the growth of total consumer prices included vegetables. The y-o-y increase in the price of vegetables (30.7%) was predominantly determined by the price of
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The potato chain is ready to innovate, communicate and grow. Together with the company Antonio Ruggiero, we identified the steps for brand growth, focusing on the results obtained thanks to advertising investments and the enhancement of segmentation by destination
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The association Princesa Amandine Ibérica has been responsible for marketing the Princesa Amandine potato in Spain and Portugal for the last four years. In the last 2022/2023 season, the volume of potatoes marketed has exceeded 7,000 tonnes, which represents a 27% increase over the previous year.
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GB Potatoes has appointed Scott Walker, the former CEO of NFU Scotland, as its new part-time CEO. read more

The Canary Islands are still against a proposed solution from Madrid aimed at alleviating the current potato shortage on the islands. The shortage stems from a combination of factors, including a poor local harvest during the early growing season, and a phytosanitary blockade preventing the
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European exporters deliver seed potatoes all over the world contributing towards food security and healthy diets. However, the 2023 growing season was especially challenging for seed potato growers and this will undoubtfully have an impact on deliveries for the coming export season (2023 -2024). read more

GB Potatoes has appointed Scott Walker as its new part-time CEO. Scott was formally Chief Executive of NFU Scotland, working within the organisation for 25 years and brings a wealth of experience to support our future growth. read more

Waitrose and Aldi have cut prices on a number of fresh produce items. In the case of Waitrose, LEAF-certified potatoes, cauliflower and apples are among the latest tranche of discounts which will see prices lowered by 10 per cent on average. It represents the third time this year that Waitrose
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Kim Breshears, the Chief Marketing Officer of Potatoes USA, has given a clear overview of the US potato market. She emphasized that potatoes have consistently been America’s favorite vegetable. read more

Since last week, the level of wholesale prices for potatoes began to decline on the Moldovan market; the product fell in price by an average of 14% to 6 lei/kg ($0.33/kg). As a result, the average price for new-crop local potatoes for the first time this season has dropped, although not much,
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With the collapse of harvests and the farewell of one in four potatoes, retail prices for potatoes are soaring, ranking as the most expensive fruit and vegetable product at the consumer level with an increase of 26% in August compared to the same period last year. E'
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