Europa: Positive environment for European potatoes
According to the NEPG, current potato stocks are well underway in the 5 main producing countries.
Europa 12/02/2016
Bulgaria: Potato growers in Smolyan affected by cheap imports
Tens of tonnes of potatoes in the Bulgarian municipality of Smolyan are at risk of spoiling due to lack of market opportunities and low purchase prices. These are the reasons why the number of potato producers in the area is falling every year.
Europa 12/02/2016
Europa: Improving yields needs to take into account water supplies
No-one knows exactly when potatoes arrived in Central Asia. Native to South America, early European traders brought the tuber east. By the late 17th century contemporary accounts suggest that the crop was well established in India and China.
Europa 12/02/2016
Inglaterra: Crucial point potato season, good marketing necessary
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that although prices have improved over the past year, marketing is going to be vital moving forward, as the season reaches a crucial point.
Europa 12/02/2016
Cuba: Cuban potato crops damaged by the rain
The rainfall in November, December, and January in the western and central parts of Cuba didn’t allow Cuban farmers to achieve a crop yield similar to the one they got last year, when they collected 120,000 tons of potatoes.
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
Alemania: Branchenverband der Kartoffelwirtschaft zieht erfolgreiche Bilanz
"Ob Pflanzenschutz mit all seinen Facetten, Pflanzkartoffelverordnung, Fragestellungen zum Qualitätsmanagement, zur Nachhaltigkeit oder zur Energieeffizienz im Bereich Kartoffeln
Europa 12/02/2016
Bélgica: Le champ d’application du fonds de solidarité "pommes de terre" élargit
Depuis le 1er janvier 2016, le champ d’application du fonds de solidarité pour les producteurs de pommes de terre est élargi.
Europa 12/02/2016
España: Sa Pobla inicia la campaña de recolección de la patata en medio de la sequía
Unos 200 campesinos han dado el pistoletazo de salida hoy a la campaña de recolección de la patata de Sa Pobla que, a pesar de las "circunstancias hostiles" por la sequía, se prevé sacar adelante con el trabajo de los productores.
Europa 12/02/2016