Bengal Occidental: Record potato production frustrates Bengal growers
Tens of thousands of potato growers in Bengal are in deep financial distress since the beginning of this year with traders forcing procurement prices to drop.
Tens of thousands of potato growers in Bengal are in deep financial distress since the beginning of this year with traders forcing procurement prices to drop.
Près de 66% de la production de pommes de terre sont actuellement conservés dans des hangars.
With an investment of 250 million dollars, American company Lamb Weston is building a giant potato processing plant.
Onions are the staple of cuisines across the world, the most consumed vegetable after the tomato (technically a fruit). About 106 million tons are produced annually — roughly the same as carrots, turnips, chillies, peppers and garlic combined.
De vraag naar Egyptische aardappelen blijft toenemen, vooral op de lokale markt," zegt Abdelrhman Elnogole, van de Egypt Land Company.
Queenslanders are finding the prices of hot chips (fries) to be too high to handle. As a result of a poor supply of potatoes, they are rising to as much as $12 (Aus dollar) for a tiny serve.
Le changement climatique et la hausse des contraintes environnementales ont fait chuter la production du tubercule. Les prix flambent.
In 2006, the United States opened the Japanese market for fresh U.S. chipping potatoes. For the first time since World War II, potatoes grown in the U.S. could be exported to Japan and processed into potato chips.