Belgium: 53% of production is still in storage.
As of April 1st, Belgian potato stocks, dominated by Fontane, remain exceptionally high.
Europa 26/04/2026
Spain (Salamanca): Thousands of euros in losses and tens of tons of potatoes discarded underground.
Most farmers decided not to harvest this year due to low prices and heavy rains. Now, many have been forced to bury the tubers, as the cost of harvesting exceeds their market value.
Europa 26/04/2026
Argentina (Villarino): Um levantamento abrangente foi iniciado para analisar os danos causados pelas fortes chuvas às plantações de cebola.
O município, em colaboração com o INTA e a CORFO, pretende avaliar o impacto específico das chuvas na região sul do distrito.
Argentina 19/04/2026
Mexico: Sonora leads potato production with more than 25% of the national production.
According to data updated to April 2026, Sagarhpa recorded a production of 613,000 tons in 2024, while in 2025 it reached 688,194 tons.
Latam 19/04/2026
Panama: Agreement seeks to strengthen onion production
This agreement signed between the Technical Secretariat of MIDA and IDIAP includes the development of training, field days and a series of demonstration projects
Latam 19/04/2026
Argentina: Scientists from INTA and Conicet develop potatoes with double resistance to viruses
Researchers from INTA and Conicet developed varieties of the Kennebec cultivar with simultaneous resistance to the two most harmful viruses for potatoes.
Argentina 16/04/2026
Technical Information: Optimus in potatoes, the key tool against the risk of frost in Córdoba
In the current productive context of potato cultivation in the province of Córdoba, where conditions are predisposing to frost, heat stress and abundant rainfall, the use of physiological tools takes on a central role.
Argentina 16/04/2026
Spain: Potato planting is coming earlier in northern Castile and León
José Martín, a potato producer in northern Castile and León, points out that the fear of facing difficulties again during the harvest is motivating many farmers to bring forward planting more than usual.
Europa 16/04/2026