Sweet potatoes

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Bako Sweet is gearing up for the Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim, California. The brand’s harvest season has been off to a promising start, despite the cold and wet conditions that followed the winter months. The standout feature of this year's harvest is the range of sizes to meet
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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

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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Kohlrabi, celeriac, sweet potatoes, pak choi, turnips: these are only some of the fall products Sipo started selling this week as part of its "Sapori del Mio Orto" range. As the season changes, consumption is slowly veering towards fall products and the company from Rimini is not going to be
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While niche crops such as tropical fruits, garlic or sweet potatoes have gained a lot of importance in recent years, table grapes from German production are still a rarity. In the greenhouses of the Kremers farm in Heinsberg, directly on the German-Dutch border, dark, red as well as light grapes
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"There is no shortage of sweet potatoes this year," announces Mohamed Maatouk, CEO of the Egyptian Emirati food industries. "This season's volumes exceed last year's, to keep up with the growing demand for this produce." read more

Data shows that the European sweet potato production has been increasing every year for the last ten years. Currently, the total European production is around 100,000 tons, but 90% of this production is in Iberia (Portugal and Spain), which limits the competitive landscape to these two
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Supplies of sweet potatoes are tightening up as they do at this time of year with growers waiting for new crop to come on. Nick VanBerlo of Berlo’s Best, who grows sweet potatoes in both Ontario, Canada and North Carolina, says there are a few regions that have dwindling supplies of old crop
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Egypt will again export record-breaking volumes of sweet potatoes to the EU market. Egyptian sweet potato exporters have raised their sales to the EU-27 at least 14 times since the MY 2022/23, gradually driving their key competitors from this market, reportsEastFruit. read more

Launched in 2022, the French production of Bimi® broccoli is expanding with Larrère as the new French producer alongside Picvert in the first range, and welcoming Les Crudettes-C'ZON as a 4th range partner. read more

The sweet potato campaign kicks off on July 15 in Egypt, on a background of strong demand and increased production, announces Amr Kadah, export manager at HB Group For Import And Export. read more

Egypt continues to hold the position of the second biggest supplier of sweet potatoes to the Dutch market, as reported by EastFruit. In addition, unlike many other supplying countries, Egypt has been increasing its sweet potato exports to the Netherlands year by year. read more

Egypt continues to hold the position of the second biggest supplier of sweet potatoes to the Dutch market, as reported by EastFruit. In addition, unlike many other supplying countries, Egypt has been increasing its sweet potato exports to the Netherlands year by year. read more

South African Cape Sweet organic sweet potatoes are widely available at the Dutch company Organic Cape again. "These sweet potatoes are of excellent quality. Once harvested, they're kept in cold storage for two weeks to reach top quality and shelf life," says Organic Cape's Leo Stoker. read more

Food shoppers who visit supermarkets and grocery stores see several potato varieties stacked in produce aisles, but not many people can say they truly know the differences between white potatoes and sweet potatoes apart from color and taste. Are white potatoes “better” for health-conscious
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Zerbinatil launches new Burger'Z on the market: three quinoa recipes: Quinoa, carrots and sweet potatoes, Quinoa broccoli and courgettes, Quinoa, spinach and cabbage. read more

Ten years ago, Voltz Maraîchage decided to develop its expertise and varietal portfolio for sweet potatoes. The company is an expert in the field. “The varieties we offer in France and Belgium are American-licensed varieties, so we benefit from the scientific support of the United States.
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Rush Farms Portugal emerged from the strengthening of relationships with Portuguese producers and with the determination to maintain a connection with production. read more

Researchers at the Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, are exploring whether kumara, or sweet potato, can foster healthy bacteria in baby’s microbiome, supporting immune development and sleep. Professor Clare Wall, principle investigator in the study: “One of the really critical
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