Canada: Pommes de terre: Québec Parmentier aux prises avec de graves problèmes financiers
L’entreprise agricole a accumulé des dettes de plus de 55 M$ envers 180 entreprises et institutions.
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
Alemania: Vroege frietaardappelen harder nodig dan tien jaar geleden
De oogst van de primeuraardappelen in de Pfalz is dit jaar op de traditionele datum van 10 augustus met goed resultaat afgerond.
Europa 30/10/2023
Reino Unido: ‘A perfect storm’: UK potato growers battle rising wireworm threat
The UK potato industry is grappling with an intensifying menace from wireworms as a perfect storm of risk factors create optimum conditions for the soil-dwelling pest to thrive, as Emma Gillbard reports in a news story for Farmers Weekly.
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
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
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
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