Retail demand and household consumption in Ireland have picked up since colder weather has set in, as the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports in its weekly potato market report.
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) recently announced a project to establish a system for early and rapid diagnosis of all potato diseases, and provide Alberta potato growers a proactive surveillance platform.
When we think of healthy vegetables, we don’t think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of foods to avoid, especially
Potato production in Northern Ireland at risk due to ban on seed potato trade between UK, EU and Northern Ireland, says grower.
The Mintec Benchmark Prices for packing potatoes in the UK declined by 5% month-on-month (m-o-m), to GBP 190/MT on the week of 23 November.
It has been one year since the U.S. border was closed to P.E.I. potatoes, and potato growers say they are still feeling the impact.
Volgens voorlopige cijfers van het Duitse ’Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft’ (BZL) consumeerde iedere Duitser in verkoopseizoen 2021/22 20,3 kilogram consumptieaardappelen (-3,7 kilogram) en 35,8 kilogram bewerkte aardappelproducten.
De POC is doorlopend bezig om de kostprijs voor zijn leden en de rest van de sector in beeld te brengen om daarmee te zorgen dat er een gezonde consumptieaardappelmarkt ontstaat.
