Spain: The potato sector is preparing for a new season marked by a reduction in cultivated area and an increase in costs
Potato producers are facing 2026 with concern about the possibility of overlaps in production between different regions.
Potato producers are facing 2026 with concern about the possibility of overlaps in production between different regions.
Los productores de patata encaran 2026 con preocupación ante la posibilidad de que se generen solapamientos en la producción entre distintas regiones.
Las importaciones a gran escala, las condiciones climáticas desfavorables, las plagas y los elevados costos de producción reducen la competitividad y desmotivan a los productores.
The initiative, promoted by INIA Carillanca and financed by FIA, will be developed over three years, collaborating with farmers and municipalities to promote agroecological practices in the most representative potato-producing communes.
La campaña Miss Tata vuelve a las tiendas para impulsar las patatas de producción local, coincidiendo con un repunte en su consumo en Portugal.
The Miss Tata campaign is back in stores to promote locally grown potatoes, coinciding with a surge in their consumption in Portugal.
Eduardo Arroyo, presidente de la Asociación de Productores de Patata de Castilla y León, señaló que las altas temperaturas registradas en las semanas recientes han sometido al cultivo a un intenso estrés hídrico, lo que ha detenido su crecimiento.
Eduardo Arroyo, president of the Potato Producers Association of Castilla y León, pointed out that the high temperatures recorded in recent weeks have subjected the crop to intense water stress, which has stopped its growth.