Bélgica: Belgapom price remains unchanged
Belgapom reports on January 24 a price of 250 euros/ton (excluding VAT) for the Fontane and Challenger varieties. That is the same price as last week.
Europa 25/01/2025
Kenyan potato sector struggles with seed potato quality and financing problems
In Kenya, the potato sector is struggling with an inadequate supply of good quality seed potatoes for preferred varieties, leading to a reliance on propagating low-quality conventional seed potatoes.
Africa 25/01/2025
Bangladesh: BCSA urges halt to potato imports as prices fall 30% below production cost
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has formally appealed to the government for an immediate cessation of potato imports to avert financial harm to local agriculturists.
Asia 25/01/2025
Marruecos: "I regret planting potatoes this season"
The potato harvest in Morocco’s Doukkala region has just ended, but some farmers are unable to get satisfactory prices.
Africa 25/01/2025
Honduras: Productores y comercializadores de papa fortalecen acuerdos
Productores e importadores de papa con intermediación de la Secretaría de Agricultura (SAG), acordaron el fortalecimiento al Comité de Cadena de Papa para atender necesidades presentadas por este sector y contribuir al abastecimiento del mercado.
Latam 25/01/2025
Países Bajos: Export of consumer potatoes stagnates, especially less sales in Europe
From the 2024 harvest up to and including last December, 357,400 tons of consumption potatoes were sold from the Netherlands to foreign destinations. That is 14 percent less than last year over the same period.
Europa 25/01/2025
Países Bajos: Industry processes record amount of imported potatoes
Dutch potato processors processed a record amount of potatoes from abroad in December. The supply of Dutch potatoes to the factories was smaller than in previous years.
Europa 25/01/2025
México: 40 mil hectáreas de maíz, caña y papa afectadas por el frío en las Altas Montañas
Juan Artemio Rodríguez Maceda, presidente del Comité Regional Campesino explica que municipios registran afectaciones por las bajas temperaturas
Latam 25/01/2025