Australia: Food regulator reviewing GM potato for use within Australia
Australia’s food regulator has called for submissions as it reviews a genetically-modified potato designed to produce less chemicals when fried.
Oceania 28/08/2016
Latin America loses up to 20% of its potato to the drought
Several experts on potato crops stated in Panama that global warming destroyed between 10% and 20% of Latin America’s annual potato production and that it had become the main threat faced by this crop, even more than the late blight, an aggressive
Latam 28/08/2016
Croacia: Croatian potato growers unable to compete with imports
Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.
Europa 28/08/2016
Gran Bretaña: Potato sprout suppressant limits cut again this autumn
The maximum limit for a key sprout suppressant has been further reduced for the coming spud storage season, farmers are being warned.
Europa 28/08/2016
Alemania: Satisfactory end of the early potato season
The 2016 early potato season ended on the 10th of August. And according to the Lower Saxony Potato Producers Association the early potato harvest was satisfactory. At the end of February the seed potatoes could be planted without interruption, while
Europa 28/08/2016
Jamaica: Jamaica’s capacity to produce virus-free seed potatoes gets boost
Jamaica’s capacity to produce clean Irish potato seedlings has been enhanced with a $19-million allocation from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
Norte Am. 28/08/2016
Sri Lanka: Special goods tax on imported potatoes increased
With the intention of safeguarding the local potato farmers, the government has increased the special goods tax on imported potatoes.
Asia 28/08/2016
EEUU: Wisconsin potato crop to be very strong
All signs are positive for another strong season for the Wisconsin potato industry. Tamas Houlihan, executive director of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association, said all potato types, including reds, are thriving in Wisconsin fields.
Norte Am. 28/08/2016