El portal de la papa en Argentina
With no sign of potato prices coming down, the much-hyped Potato Mission launched in 2014-15 to achieve self-sufficiency in tuber production and storage capacity in 3 years time has proved to be a big failure.
Red River Valley potato growers still have an abundance of supplies in storage, especially red potatoes. In fact, according to USDA statistics, as of April, there were 18.7 percent more potatoes in storage in North Dakota .
Romain Cools, general secretary of Belgapom, is a big lover of the Bintje potato but he is concerned about the future. "It could all be over for the Bintje next year.
Despite low prices during this campaign, it’s expected more potatoes will be planted for the harvest of 2018 in Northwestern Europe.
In a bid to regulate prices of potato, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has set limits for stock of the tuber by wholesalers.
At the moment, Alberta is processing more spuds than ever before. Last year, potato production in this province reached a record 907,184 tons.
MICK Gleeson was surprised to hear the value of Australia’s vegetable exports had skyrocketed in recent years.
De Britse teler Airponix zal later deze maand de eerste aardappelen oogsten die geteeld zijn zonder aarde. Dit is een veelbelovende stap naar een nieuwe teelmethode waarbij groenten met minimale kosten en een belasting voor het milieu geteeld worden.