Brasil: Preço da batata não cobre custos de produção
Excesso de oferta pressiona para baixo e produtores correm o risco de ficar no prejuízo
Latam 13/07/2017
Italia: Spunta most popular potato variety both in Italy and abroad
With approximately 60 hectares of open fields dedicated to the cultivation of potatoes and vegetables in the Trani area, the Agrilorusso family business deals with production as well as direct and indirect commercialisation.
Europa 11/07/2017
España: Investigan cómo conseguir la patata perfecta que se adapte al cambio climático y temperaturas extremas
El Instituto Vasco de Investigación, Neiker-Tecnalia, ha emprendido un proyecto para estudiar diferentes variedades de patata con el objetivo de identificar los gentes que les dotan de resistencia a situaciones de sequía, frío y calor extremo.
Europa 11/07/2017
Nueva Zelanda: Simplot seeks to sell GM potato products in New Zealand and Australia
JR Simplot has applied at FSANZ for approval to export genetically modified potato products into Australia and New Zealand.
Europa 11/07/2017
Zambia: Zambian farmers push for regulation of South African potato imports
Zambia and South Africa may be perfectly at peace, but farmers on either side of the Limpopo River - the border between the two countries - may be engaged in a trade war.
Africa 11/07/2017
Australia: AU potato crops threatened by new bacteria
An aggressive bacteria that attacks potatoes has been found in Australia for the first time.
Oceania 11/07/2017
Canadá: Case study reveals how to reduce potato waste by increasing quality
As part of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association’s (OPMA) food waste reduction initiative, Value Chain Management International (VCMI) worked with EarthFresh Foods and growers to identify ways to reduce waste by increasing the quality and value
Norte Am. 11/07/2017
EEUU: Potato cartel caused Americans to pay nearly 50% more for potatoes
U.S. potato-grower cooperatives in the early 2000s deployed drones and scanned satellite images as they colluded to reduce the amount of potatoes grown across the country in an effort to increase their profits, according to a report by California Sta
Norte Am. 11/07/2017