France: Significant increase in potato area by 2025
A 10.3% increase marks the dynamism of the sector, driven by new farmers
Europa 09/07/2025
Peru: Ancash will host the IX Meeting of Native Potato Guardians
This important event aims to strengthen the role of the custodians of native potatoes, who protect not only the genetic diversity of this valuable crop, but also the cultural identity and food sovereignty of our country.
Latam 09/07/2025
Germany: PotatoEurope 2026 with the latest developments in potato cultivation
PotatoEurope 2026 returns to Germany on 9 and 10 September 2026, at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 farm in Springe, near Hanover.
Europa 09/07/2025
Poland: The young potato market has collapsed. Does this bode ill for the 2025 harvest?
Potato area increased year-on-year. Cumulative harvest of early (young) potatoes caused a collapse in wholesale prices. Does this mean that potatoes will become another crop with uncertain profitability?
Europa 06/07/2025
EU: Late Blight Evolves, Europe Urged to Act
Europatat hosted a high-level webinar earlier this week to address one of the most pressing threats facing Europe’s potato industry: the rapidly evolving challenge of Late Blight caused by Phytophthora infestans.
Europa 06/07/2025
Poland: Potato blight 2025 already in Polish fields! Time for protection!
Potato blight 2025 is already in the fields - we are receiving signals from the field. Alerts concern several provinces, with weather conditions favoring infections in others.
Europa 06/07/2025
EEUU: Digging Into New Potato Varieties in the 2025 Trial Season
I love trial season. I always feel like the UC Davis Kern County Field Day in June is the big kick off to trial season, bringing breeders and industry members together.
Norte Am. 06/07/2025
Costa Rica: Support for domestic potato and onion producers in the face of massive imports
The National Chamber of Agriculture and Agroindustry (CNAA) expressed its strong support for domestic potato and onion producers, who are facing a critical situation caused by the massive importation of these products.
Latam 06/07/2025