Potatoes
CMR GROUP sponsors campaign
2024-01-18 08:25
CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security.
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Potatoes, value on the rise: +10/15 cents per kilogram
2024-01-18 00:00
At the Borsa Patatedel meeting on 12 January 2024, the Joint Commission analysed the commercial situation of the sector in both Italy and Europe;
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Zimbabwe has put a halt on importing potatoes and related goods from South Africa, following the detection of the pepper ringspot virus in South African potato cultivars.
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Will there be enough seed potatoes for everyone in Spain?
2024-01-16 00:00
The answer is uncertain, as the forecasts include positive and negative aspects. At the beginning of January, for example, there were 20% fewer seed potatoes than at the same time last year, which has raised fears among operators and farmers that they will not be able to meet all their commitments.
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Weigher flexibility maximises Slovakian producer's packing potential for various prepared potatoes
2024-01-16 00:00
A 20-head multihead weigher from Ishida Europe has played a key role in the automation of the packing operation for a variety of ready to cook potato products from a Slovakian producer Liptovskà Potravinàřskà.
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Saccharopolyspora spinosa bacterium for the control of biting pests
2024-01-16 00:00
FMC Agro Polska is launching an insecticide called Nexsuba on the Polish market. It is registered for the control of biting pests in vegetables, fruit, potatoes and maize with contact, gastric and ovicidal activity. The product is obtained
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“We have a consistent supply of sweet potatoes”
2024-01-16 00:00
“It’s a difficult time to be in the sweet potato business and farming in general, due to high input costs,” says Jacy Barnes Clapp with North Carolina-based Farm Pak. “High input costs, particularly related to labor, have resulted in a few farmers to either stop growing sweet potatoes
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Romagnoli F.lli Spa, one of the most important players in the Italian market for the processing and marketing of fruit and vegetables, will be present atMarca Fresh 2024 (Hall 29 Stand E71), Marca by BolognaFiere's format dedicated to fruit and vegetables, to present its latest innovations
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Nearly 80% of the area devoted to potatoes in western Andalusia have already been planted
2024-01-15 00:00
The planting of potatoes seems to be advancing at a good pace in Andalusia. Producers expect to leave behind the problems suffered last season both in western Andalusia and in the early areas of Cartagena, where, in many cases, yields fell from the usual 45 tons per hectare to less than 20 tons
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"Only a few Egyptian exporters continue to offer sweet potatoes"
2024-01-15 00:00
The Egyptian sweet potato season is coming to an end, towards the end of January, except for a few companies that continue to export. Zayed Lahseen, CEO of Afrigoodgrow, one of the few still exporting, reports on the season's unfolding.
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'Smooth sales of domestic storage potatoes'
2024-01-11 00:00
Domestic ware potatoes continue to form the basis of the product range. As these consistently impressed in terms of quality, they could generally be sold without difficulty. According to BLE, not much happened in terms of price. Meanwhile, a few French Agata supplemented the domestic batches. In
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Selenella presents production and marketing strategies at Marca
2024-01-11 00:00
On the strength of the results achieved during 2023, Selenella opens 2024 under the banner of optimism and presents itself at Marca with a range of excellent products. The Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità (Italian Quality Potato Consortium) has already fine-tuned its production and marketing strategies for potatoes,
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Ukraine imports potatoes from Poland amid record prices
2024-01-10 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, the rate of growth in potato prices is accelerating in Ukraine, which has attracted first import shipments to the local market. Since January 4, 2024, large volumes of ware potatoes from Poland, as well as from Lithuania and Latvia, measuring hundreds of tons,
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Ukraine imports potatoes from Poland amid record prices
2024-01-10 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, the rate of growth in potato prices is accelerating in Ukraine, which has attracted first import shipments to the local market. Since January 4, 2024, large volumes of ware potatoes from Poland, as well as from Lithuania and Latvia, measuring hundreds of tons,
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Potato prices surge in Ukraine due to storage shortage - frost threatens further increases
2024-01-10 00:00
In Ukraine, the cost of potatoes has spiked due to a shortage of storage facilities, and freezing temperatures are expected to impact prices, with forecasts suggesting continued increases until spring.
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According to Jose Manuel Martinez Rodriguez, head of the Agricultural Department of the GAG from the Ministry of Agriculture, the companies of the Agricultural Group (GAG) intend to plant 130,162 hectares of different crops in the current cold season. The official explained that 2,700 hectares
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FAO provides insights into global potato production
2024-01-08 00:00
The FAO’s FAOSTAT database, updated in late December 2023, includes potato production statistics up to 2022. The data reveals that approximately 375 million tons of potatoes were produced globally in 2022, with China (95,5 million tons) and India (56 million tons) being the top producers.
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"Some factories not supplied with French potatoes in the last 10 days have had to resort to Spanish potatoes"
2024-01-08 00:00
The late potatoes from the Spanish province of Leon have recorded another price increase in the past week. "Here, in the late area, the most demanded variety is the Agria. We are the last to deliver potatoes in all of Europe and the price increase is a consequence of the fact that, in general,
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GfK Consumer Index: Sales of berries down significantly
2024-01-05 13:00
Due to price increases of eight per cent (fruit) and six per cent (vegetables), sales growth for both categories was significantly higher in November (11% fruit and 7% vegetables). Potatoes also increased in value in the month under review, but only by four per cent. The growth is solely due to
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Egypt’s seed potato imports hit 6-year low in Sep-Oct 2023. Is ware potato season 2024/25 under threat?
2024-01-05 00:00
Egypt’s seed potato imports in September-October 2023 reached only 16.6 thousand tons, the lowest level in the past six years, reports EastFruit. This was a dramatic decrease from the same period of the previous season, which typically lasts from September to February.
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