Francia: French potato acreage expands by 5.1% this campaign
The acreage devoted to potato cultivation in France this campaign has been 5.1% greater than that of 2016, reaching 131,640 hectares.
Europa 22/08/2017
Bulgaria: Lower potato production this year due to weather
Bulgaria’s potato production will be smaller this year due to the lack of appropriate weather conditions, as reported by Ventsislav Kaimakanov, chairman of the National Association of Potato Producers (NAC), in an interview to Focus News.
Europa 22/08/2017
Inglaterra: UK potato merchant challenged to pay back £161,000 in tax evasion
A Perthshire potato merchant who carried out a £161,000 tax evasion is facing a legal challenge by prosecutors to reclaim the money.
Europa 22/08/2017
Serbia: costruzione di un impianto per il confezionamento di patate
Secondo quanto dichiarato dal sindaco della città di Titel (Voivodina, Serbia), Dragan Bozic.
Europa 22/08/2017
EEUU: Ground,penetrating radar may help breed early maturing potatoes
Ground-penetrating radar might help the potato industry save water, according to Dirk Hays, Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant geneticist in the soil and crop sciences department at College Station.
Norte Am. 22/08/2017
Bolivia: La papa imilla se verá en National Geographic
Cuenta con al menos 14 ojos, un color que va de púrpura a violeta y un nombre en quechua: imilla (muchacha).
Latam 21/08/2017
Bolivia: Mairana será municipio productor de tubérculos
La producción de papa en el país sufrió una merma por los cambios climáticos, como la sequía. La Gobernación de Santa Cruz anunció que la entidad pública cuenta con un ambicioso programa de producción de papa en el municipio de Mairana.
Latam 21/08/2017
Brasil: Preço da batata tem redução de 42% e lidera queda de custo da cesta básica; em BV, quilo despenca para R$ 2
Produto é vendido nas feiras por R$ 5 o quilo e nos supermercados, a R$ 3,50.
Latam 21/08/2017