As grocery stores around the province of Manitoba haven’t had the usual amount of local potatoes this year, manager of Keystone Potato Producers Association Dan Sawatzky claims this is largely due to last year’s crop freezing on many farmers.
Most of the potatoes currently on the Chinese market come from Yutian in Hebei and Suizhong in Liaoning, with a small additional supply from Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang and an extremely small volume from production areas in Shandong.
Avec une semaine d’avance, l’arrachage des pommes de terrre a commencé en Beauce. Malgré la sécheresse et la canicule, la récolte devrait être de bonne qualité.
Flera potatisodlare i Västerbotten och Norrbotten har drabbats av frostskadad potatisblast. Trots frostskadorna så väntas årets skörd ligga på normalnivåer.
In mid-July, a new variety of potato named Alliston was officially registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, taking its name from the potato capital of Ontario.
Last month, Tasmanian potato growers unanimously rejected Simplot’s price offer. They are still working to negotiate a new contract.
UK consumers may face a shortage of home-grown potatoes next year as stocks run out due to new storage rules. Experts fear a 12-week gap could open up in the UK supply in 2020 as a result of the loss of the main chemical used on stored spuds.
Western Australia’s embattled potato growers are planning to extend their collaboration in order to reach a sevenfold increase in spud exports within five years.
