It is paradoxical that the US, the country whose oil industry has been putting an end to OPEC’s price control over crude oil for decades, has recently become home to a potato cartel within its territory.
Wisconsin potato producers are facing new restrictions aimed at preventing crop disease, referring to the requirement that growers to use certified seeds and limited time to threat late blight disease.
Cold storage operators in Bangladesh said between 15 and 20 lakh (2 million) tonnes of potato will remain unsold by the end of the year because of sluggish demand for the vegetable.
À Lachy, dans la Marne, la récolte de la pomme de terre commence avec 15 jours d’avance. Et malgré la sécheresse, les rendements s’annoncent exceptionnels.
Two of America’s most beloved produce items, the potato and the avocado, are complicating trade relations with Mexico.
Le 19 août, la coopérative des quatorze producteurs de pommes de terre du pays de Sault accueillera le public devant son bâtiment à côté du lotissement, pour fêter la pomme de terre.
A group of major potato business and public sector organisations including the Scottish Government and AHDB have sponsored a £242,000 research project aimed at reducing the impact of the potato disease, blackleg, on the Scottish seed potato industry.
Belgium’s national dish, the deep fried potato sticks that much of the English-speaking world gallingly calls "French fries", has been saved.
