El portal de la papa en Argentina
What is potentially the world’s largest potato is to be given a DNA test to determine if it’s actually a potato. Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, a New Zealand couple, found an absolute gem of a potato in their vegetable garden last August.
Fritesfabrikant Lamb Weston gaat op de productielocatie in Taber in de Canadese provincie Alberta aardappelen verwerken uit het circa 3.500 kilometer verderop, eveneens in Canada, gelegen Prins Edwardeiland.
Supply from UP prevents price surge
China has long sought to improve food production and, in recent decades, potatoes have played an increasingly important role there.
De Belgapomprijs van vrijdag 21 januari bedraagt voor Bintje, Fontane en Challenger 170 euro/ton zonder btw. Voor Fontane en Challenger betekent dit een sprong van 20 euro/ton ten opzichte van vorige week.
Potato growers of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are distraught over apprehensions of incurring huge losses for a second year in a row as the market has seen a sharp fall in prices.
Every German citizen consumed a total of 59.4 kilograms of potatoes in the 2020/21 financial year - two kilograms more than in the previous year.
Researchers fear a drop in production in potatoes this season owing to unfavourable temperatures for the winter croppers as adverse impacts of global climate change are becoming evident.