Mexico: Potato prices fall after several months of high costs
Potato prices are falling , benefiting consumers after months of high costs.
Latam 13/08/2026
Brazil: The winter potato harvest is progressing and contributing to lower inflation
The consolidation of the winter harvest restored the volume of deliveries and increased the supply of tubers in the country’s main distribution centers.
Latam 11/08/2026
Mexico: Potato farmers in Perote are waiting for rain that could save their harvest.
Recent rains brought relief to potato farmers in Perote, who had been enduring weeks of drought. They still remember the losses suffered last year due to overproduction and falling prices .
Latam 10/08/2026
Spain (Tenerife): The Island Council promotes the consumption of local potatoes with the slogan ’Make your world spin’.
The Councillor for Primary Sector, Valentín González, emphasizes that the purpose of this initiative is to establish an emotional connection between the consumer and the local product, highlighting the daily effort involved in producing each potato f
Europa 09/08/2026
Spain (Segovia): ASAJA denounces the ruinous situation in the potato sector with costs exceeding €10,000/ha
The dire situation is due to a combination of falling stock prices and a fuel price that they consider prohibitive for the business.
Europa 09/08/2026
Climate: Potato crops will shift to higher latitudes due to global warming.
The rate of warming has increased to 0.35°C every 10 years, compared to 0.2°C for the period between 1970 and 2015.
Europa 09/08/2026
Spain (Salamanca): The next destination for local potatoes is Portugal
Next week they will begin exporting red varieties to the neighboring country, although the price remains low.
Europa 09/08/2026
Colombia (Boyacá): "Potato producers are bankrupt"
Farmers in Boyacá are asking the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to fulfill the promises made to the agricultural sector.
Latam 09/08/2026