India: Potato prices plummet
The demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes is continuing to cause problems for those involved in India’s fruit and vegetable sector.
Asia 28/11/2016
EEUU: First crop of new potato variety to be unveiled at festival
The Maine Potato Board says a new variety of potato will be available to consumers at the upcoming Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor. The new potato is called the Caribou Russet and it was first announced last spring.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
Francia: Parmentine’s site processes 350 tons of potatoes per day
Parmentine Production has been in Voves since 1997, and they have bounced back into production following the fire on the site in 2013. They now use the latest technology for sorting and calibrating their potatoes.
Europa 28/11/2016
Grecia: Μένει ατάραχη στα 50 λεπτά η πατάτα της Βοιωτίας
Σε υψηλά αρκετών ετών βρίσκονται οι τιµές για τις φθινοπωρινές πατάτες στη Βοιωτία και συγκεκριµένα στα 50 λεπτά το κιλό για 3η συνεχόµενη εβδοµάδα.
Europa 28/11/2016
EEUU: Jersey potato growers take action to reduce nitrates
Potato growers in Jersey have identified two areas where farming practices must change this winter to prevent a repeat of the water pollution that shut Val de la Mare reservoir for five months earlier this year.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
Alemania: 2016 weniger Kartoffeln aus Brandenburg
Die diesjährige Kartoffelernte im Land Brandenburg fiel gegenüber dem Vorjahr niedriger aus. Wurden 2015 noch 322 500 Tonnen gerodet, so waren es in diesem Jahr 317 000 Tonnen Kartoffeln, teilt das Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg mit.
Europa 28/11/2016
Canadá: Heath Canada proposes a plan to eliminate imidacloprid use across the country
By Jennifer Jackson Canadian producers may have to prepare for additional insecticide bans. Health Canada has completed a re-evaluation and is proposing a ban of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
Europa: Yield increase in (seed) potatoes with Restrain ethylene
Ter Brinke BV from Creil, the Netherlands, and Restrain have thought of a unique concept in order to get more stems and tubers on potato plants.
Europa 28/11/2016