Francia: Potato growers worried about water restrictions
A drought is currently prevailing in France. The water deficit is such that the prefecture of the Nord placed the department on drought alert as early as April.
Europa 07/05/2019
India: Gujarat potato growers want compensation from PepsiCo
esides this, the farmers and leaders of the organisations for farmers want a clear proposal from the company while withdrawing the cases.
Asia 07/05/2019
Alemania: Steirische Kartoffelbauer hoffen auf Erntestart in der letzten Maiwoche
Leichtes Aufatmen herrscht derzeit am Betrieb von Reinhard Finster in Feldkirchen bei Graz. Er hat sich gemeinsam mit seinem Sohn Andreas dem Kartoffelanbau im Grazer Feld verschrieben.
Europa 07/05/2019
Hungría: Hungarian stores have run out of domestic potatoes
Hungary hasn’t been self-sufficient in the potato market for a long time, but the price of potatoes in February was still extraordinary.
Europa 07/05/2019
Gran Bretaña: Tackling the CIPC loss challenge
An EU Appeals Committee voted on the future of potato sprout suppressant chlorpropham (CIPC) in April, but was unable to reach a decision.
Europa 07/05/2019
Holanda: Gaining minutes during potato planting
HWodka, the innovations club of arable farmers in the southwest of the Netherlands, has set up the Gaos programme to take a closer look at routing during the potato planting process.
Europa 07/05/2019
Francia: aardappelvoorraad historisch laag
Er is sprake van een betere vraag naar export, vooral naar Oost-Europa (Polen, Roemenië, Kroatië, Hongarije...) en in mindere mate naar Zuid-Europa (Spanje, Portugal, Griekenland ...).
Europa 07/05/2019
Sudafrica: Why the potato price spiked by over 40% in South Africa
The price of potatoes has skyrocketed in the last two weeks and this is attributed to heavy rains that disrupted harvesting in the Free State province in South Africa.
Africa 07/05/2019