Potatoes

A meeting of the Kazakhstan government, chaired by Prime Minister Alihan Smailov, was devoted to discussing a complex of measures to control and reduce inflation for 2023-2024. These measures include steps to increase the production of domestic products, control pricing, antitrust, and foreign
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Sales in the potato market are currently marked by the low supply and high prices, which have led to a drop in consumption. In the south of Spain, the acreage for this year's spring campaign has been reduced, although Murcia is handling good productions and calibers. read more

Apofruit Italia, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with more than 2,700 members that markets 100% made in Italy products worldwide, Canova S.r.l. for organic products, and Mediterraneo Group, a consortium of highly specialised companies and partners of Apofruit, are
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According to Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon, new requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from autumn this year. Following the Windsor Framework, previously banned seed potatoes will be able to move from GB to NI as they do in the rest of the UK.
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In the current context of inflation and declining consumption, the frozen format is proving to be one of the least affected. And while the latest consumption data shared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food -corresponding to October 2022- reveal an 8.8% year-on-year decline in
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The fresh vegetable division of the Arterris cooperative covers two French regions: Occitania and PACA, which represent about 50,000 tons of production (carrots, turnips, black radishes, asparagus, potatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers…). For its commercial development, Arterris relies on 3
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In the Netherlands, the final weeks of the old onion season's harvest have begun at Meir Onions & Potatoes. "We still have some stock, but that will have run out in about three weeks. We can then stop on time for a good cleaning, and can go on vacation," says Leon van Meir. He reflects on an
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A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses on a 20-25% increase in photosynthetic performance, which could lead to a 30% increase in plant biomass. read more

It’s all about the varieties right now. That’s what Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. Says is spurring the movement of potatoes in the market today.   read more

Bananas, mandarin orange, peanuts, South American potatoes and other exotic vegetables and fruits have been found more and more often on farms throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years. read more

As EastFruit wrote earlier, the first large batches of early potatoes of the new crop became available on the wholesale markets of Uzbekistan’s capital in the first ten days of April, about three weeks later than last year. As of April 7, 2023, the average wholesale price for them was 1.8
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In Europe, local sweet potato production in Spain and Portugal is nearly over. Currently, the available products come almost exclusively from the United States. "Certainly, in Southern Europe, there's more demand for the US product. This season, that crop is excellent, size-wise, and we're
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The global sweet potato market is seeing mixed results, with some countries experiencing growth while others face challenges. In the Netherlands, the sweet potato season is going well with a trouble-free harvest from North Carolina, while in Germany, inflation is putting pressure on sales.
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"Germany is the largest potato producer in Europe, with around 260,000 ha under cultivation, which is roughly the size of Saarland, and 11.3 million tonnes of tubers harvested in 2021, and ranks sixth in a global comparison, after China, India, Ukraine, the USA and Russia. Also
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Last week, the Central Authority of Plant Quarantine in Egypt announced that the door for import permits for seed potatoes will be open only from 15th of April to 15th of May. According to agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, last month, The Central Administration of Plant Quarantine of Egypt informed
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Vegetable prices in Azerbaijan, including tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, have risen sharply recently. Farmers attribute the price increase to the sharp rise in the cost of fertilizers and nitrates due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. However, in addition to this, there is an artificial
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The sweet potato season is going well at Scott Farms International's European sales office. "We had a problem-free harvest in North Carolina. We have enough product from there to cover the whole summer, though the potatoes are a little larger," Pablo Fitskie says. read more

During a rally that was held yesterday in Denizli province, Turkish president Erdoğan has denied there is an ‘expensive onion, potato or cucumber problem’ in the country. The president argued that there is no problem with the rising cost of living in the country. read more

European processing potato prices have hit record highs this week, with increased competition from processors for a limited volume of uncontracted (free-buy) stocks pushing up physical prices. The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Dutch processing potatoes were assessed at €330.00/mt on 18th April. read more