Holanda: Main harvest of Dutch potatoes four weeks later
How big the effects of the drought will be on the new potatoes, differs strongly by grower. "You have growers who irrigate and a group that don’t have that option.
Europa 03/07/2017
Australia: AU potato growers bill the government $500k
Frustrated potato growers have sent the West Australian State Government a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars after the Government dropped an industry funded legal fight against Perth businessman Tony Galati.
Oceania 03/07/2017
Guatemala: EC criticises Spanish measures against Guatemalan potato moth
The European Commission (EC) believes that the measures enforced in Galicia and Spain "will hardly succeed in eradicating" the Guatemalan moth pest currently affecting potatoes.
Latam 03/07/2017
Tanzania: Tanzanian growers look to tissue culture to boost potato production
Instead of relying on planting the cut pieces from the traditional matured plants or diseased seeds, sweet potato growers now have a solution to their low yield woes.
Africa 03/07/2017
Europa: La siccita’ causa perdite milionarie in mezza Europa
Sole in abbondanza nelle ultime settimane, e quasi nessuna pioggia. Dal primo aprile 2017, in gran parte dell’Europa si sono registrate molte meno precipitazioni rispetto allo standard. A riferirlo è il centro meteo KNMI.
Europa 03/07/2017
Canadá: Aardappelsector Ontario getroffen door zware overstromingen
De onophoudelijke zware neerslag die de Canadese provincie Ontario recent teisterde, heeft er voor gezorgd dat een aantal aardappelvelden in de regio volledig overstroomd is.
Norte Am. 03/07/2017
India: India opent nieuw pootaardappelcentrum
Punjab zal binnenkort een aardappelcentrum opzetten in Dhogri (Jalandhar) om de teelt van pootaardappelen te promoten.
Asia 03/07/2017
Austria: Erdäpfelsaison eröffnet - Anbaufläche von gut 1.200 Hektar
Die oö. Erdäpfelsaison ist eröffnet, wenn auch mit etwas Verspätung, denn der Spätfrost und die aktuelle Trockenheit wirken sich negativ auf das Gemüse aus. „Der Klimawandel ist da, die Bauern spüren das am meisten“, so Manfred Schauer, Obmann
Europa 03/07/2017