Alemania: German potatoes left out to dry
Israel and Egypt provide potatoes for the German market on a large scale. For cultivation of potatoes in these desert countries, they need the scarcest resource there is: water.
Europa 24/10/2015
EEUU: Idaho grower experimenting with mineral oil in potato seed
An Eastern Idaho seed potato grower is experimenting with mineral oil as a cheap but potentially effective way to limit the transmission of aphid-vectored crop diseases.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015
Rusia: Russian Ministry of Agriculture expects same potato yield as last year
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture expects 31.5 million tons of potatoes to be collected in Russia in 2015, as well as 15.8 million tons of vegetables.
Europa 24/10/2015
EEUU: Potato producers will be eligible for subsidy if losses as result of long, hot summer exceed 30 percent
Summer may be long gone but it will be a while since this year’s – with a heatwave that lasted forever – is forgotten, not least by potato farmers. Taters wilted under the heat and pickles curled up like a dead witch’s feet.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015
EEUU: Nieuwe aardappelrassen van RPE
RPE heeft de introductie aangekondigd van zes nieuwe aardappelrassen, die deze herfst op de markt komen.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015
India: Odisha sets higher targets for production of potato, onion
The Odisha government has set a target to produce 5.28 lakh tonne potatoes and 4.50 lakh tonne onions during 2015-16.
Asia 24/10/2015
EEUU: Potato harvest reduced by half
On the way from field to fork, more than half of the potato harvest is lost. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers from Agroscope and ETH Zurich.
Europa 24/10/2015
Canadá: P.E.I.s early snowfall delays potato harvest
The early snowfall this morning was not a welcome sight for Island potato farmers, who are in the middle of harvest season.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015