Kenya: Farmers want high taxes levied on potato imports
Potato farmers from Nyandarua County are now calling for higher taxes targeting imports in a bid to cushion local producers.
Africa 19/01/2022
Australia: Potato crops mashed by storms
Farmers across Ballarat are bracing for more rain as they sift through what is left in their paddocks.
Asia 19/01/2022
Filipinas: DA completes P12-M ‘potato project’ for Benguet farmers’ group
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDRP) in the Cordillera region has recently turned over a PHP4.1 million greenhouse and storage facility for potato planting materials to a farmer’s cooperative in
Asia 19/01/2022
Canadá: Canada’s ‘Manitoba Potato Production Days’ event cancelled
Manitoba Potato Production Days (MPPD) has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Jan. 7 announcement says. It had been scheduled to happen Jan. 26 and 27 in Brandon, Manitoba.
Norte Am. 19/01/2022
Lituania: Išaugusios lietuviškų bulvių kainos viršijo Europos rekordą – ekonomistai įspėja: dėl to kaltos ne tik kuro kainos, bet ir neatsakingai dali
SEB banko ekonomistas Tadas Povilauskas prognozuoja, kad daržovės išliks brangios iki pat vėlyvo pavasario, mat kainą lemia prastas derlius bei auganti kuro kaina.
Europa 19/01/2022
India: Showers hit paddy and potato in Cuttack
Affected by Jawad, farmers who had to wait to harvest their crops until the stormwater receded from their lands have been hit again by the unseasonal rains.
Asia 19/01/2022
Australia: More than 90 per cent of Ballarat’s potato crops damaged by extreme weather
Up to 95 per cent of the potato crops in the Ballarat agricultural district have been damaged by storms this week, as the state braces for more wild weather.
Oceania 13/01/2022
EEUU: Potato prices for Idaho farmers are up, but so are input costs
The global potato market is tight on supply and farm-level spud prices for Idaho farmers are up substantially.
Norte Am. 13/01/2022