L’office de mise en marché de la pomme de terre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard sera responsable du service de désinfection des camions de transport des pommes de terre.
The potato planting should have started already in December; however, the first shipment of seeds from Canada, which promised to yield a production of 17,000 tonnes of potatoes in the first quarter of 2016, has yet to arrive.
At the wholesale center in Frankfurt, Frischezentrum Frankfurt one can find a wide range of potato varieties. Not only the common and well-known household potatoes in bags of 25 kg but also more exclusive varieties in crates of 5 kg from France.
Nach der Entspannung im vergangenen Jahr hat sich der Kartoffelpreis zuletzt deutlich erhöht. Hinzu kommt: Die Ernte 2015 fiel deutlich schlechter aus als 2014. Wohin gehen die Preise noch?
De Belgapom-prijs voor aardappelen op vrijdag 18 december bedroeg 90 euro per ton (excl. BTW) of 95,40 euro per ton (incl. BTW). Voor afwijkende kwaliteit wordt een lagere of hogere prijs betaald.
According to estimates of the Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization and the Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics, Poland’s potato harvest has amounted to approximately 6.7 million tonnes, which is nearly 1 million tonnes.
In the eastern counties there appears to have been an increase in demand for vegetable land, supported by the Defra horticultural statistics for 2014. These suggest that the total area of vegetables has increased in recent years.
Ontario’s potato growers have teamed up with researchers at the University of Guelph to identify new potato varieties that grow well in this province and are both tasty and nutritious to consumers.
