Honduras: Imports, weather conditions and pests affect potato production in Intibucá
Large-scale imports, unfavorable weather conditions, pests, and high production costs reduce competitiveness and discourage producers.
Latam 01/06/2026
Spain: The potato sector is preparing for a new season marked by a reduction in cultivated area and an increase in costs
Potato producers are facing 2026 with concern about the possibility of overlaps in production between different regions.
Europa 01/06/2026
Honduras: Importaciones, condiciones climáticas y plagas afectan la producción de papa en Intibucá
Las importaciones a gran escala, las condiciones climáticas desfavorables, las plagas y los elevados costos de producción reducen la competitividad y desmotivan a los productores.
Latam 01/06/2026
Chile (La Araucaria): The Zero Footprint Potato project aims to reduce agrochemicals in potato crops
The initiative, promoted by INIA Carillanca and financed by FIA, will be developed over three years, collaborating with farmers and municipalities to promote agroecological practices in the most representative potato-producing communes.
Latam 01/06/2026
Portugal: El consumo de patatas ha llegado a su punto más alto de los últimos seis años.
La campaña Miss Tata vuelve a las tiendas para impulsar las patatas de producción local, coincidiendo con un repunte en su consumo en Portugal.
Europa 01/06/2026
Portugal: Potato consumption has reached its highest point in the last six years.
The Miss Tata campaign is back in stores to promote locally grown potatoes, coinciding with a surge in their consumption in Portugal.
Europa 01/06/2026
España: El intenso calor detiene la producción de patatas en Castilla y León.
Eduardo Arroyo, presidente de la Asociación de Productores de Patata de Castilla y León, señaló que las altas temperaturas registradas en las semanas recientes han sometido al cultivo a un intenso estrés hídrico, lo que ha detenido su crecimiento.
Europa 31/05/2026
Spain: Intense heat halts potato production in Castile and León.
Eduardo Arroyo, president of the Potato Producers Association of Castilla y León, pointed out that the high temperatures recorded in recent weeks have subjected the crop to intense water stress, which has stopped its growth.
Europa 31/05/2026