The harvest of early-winter potato varieties has begun, but the arrival of new potatoes is yet to provide any price relief to the local market. Stored potatoes continue to sell at Tk 45-55 per kilogram across the country.
Rising operating costs could soon give a 10-pound bag of potatoes a higher price tag.
Farmers have told how the "worst harvest in 30 years" has contributed to sky-high potato prices in France.
A late blight genotype that is resistant to a second fungicide mode of action continues to spread through Europe, meaning British potato growers will need to take extra care when planning control strategies next year.
Potatoes are the premier vegetable crop in Canada, with $1.5 billion nationwide in potato receipts in 2021.
Prince Edward Island is seeing a better-than-average yield at this point on its 2023 potato crop, though it awaits the full crop report from Statistics Canada on December 7th.
Abdelhafid Henni, déjà fragilisé par l’incapacité de son ministère à enrayer la hausse des prix de produits alimentaires de base, a été limogé après un échange particulièrement maladroit avec un journaliste.
There will be no shortages and no famine, claims a Meath farmer in response to public fears about a scarcity of potatoes this Christmas.
