Suiza: Switzerland has to import potatoes for chips and crisps
A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation.
Europa 30/10/2023
Ruanda: Scientists Seek Response to Disease That Erodes 80% of Irish Potatoes
Scientists gathered in Kigali for a global climate research conference are proposing solutions to fight against ’Late Blight Disease’ that is highly affecting Irish potato production in Rwanda and other countries.
Africa 30/10/2023
España: Edurne pourrait remplacer la variété Monalisa
Alfonso Sáenz de Cámara, directeur de la coopérative UDAPA et président du Club Ibérique des Professionnels de la Pomme de terre :
Europa 30/10/2023
EEUU: A glut french fry potatoes means a big spud dump across Northwest
About 5,000 loaded-down semi-trucks of really nice Northwest french-fry-making potatoes are set to plop into cattle troughs or be destroyed.
Norte Am. 30/10/2023
EEUU: The produce powerhouse driving retail success in the U.S.
Fresh potatoes are a year-round sales powerhouse in the produce department, and recent data and analysis found they provide retailers with significant opportunities to drive additional customer engagement, according to Potatoes USA.
Norte Am. 30/10/2023
Bangladesh: Potato price may go up to Tk 100 per
Staff Correspondent: Potato price may go up to Tk 100 per kilogram in a week, as forecasted by the market experts.
Asia 30/10/2023
Holanda: Buurlanden trekken hard aan Nederlandse aardappelen
Het exportseizoen van Nederlandse consumptie- en industrieaardappelen komt op stoom. Vooral de uitvoer naar buurlanden Duitsland, België en Frankrijk is flink hoger dan vorig jaar. Dat blijkt uit de meest recente cijfers van de Nederlandse Aardappel
Europa 30/10/2023
EEUU: How biofortified potatoes can become a game-changer in the battle against anemia of children
The world may have found a new ally in the fight against anemia: the humble potato. As highlighted by Hugo Campos – roots, tubers and banana breeding lead at CGIAR – anemia is “the most rampant yet preventable childhood diseases around the world,
Norte Am. 30/10/2023