Brazil: Potato prices are falling as the harvest increases and productivity recovers.
Prices are expected to fall further in the coming weeks.
Latam 11/07/2026
Italy: Quarantine bacteria found in potatoes in Calabria.
According to the EPPO, the discovery took place during official checks of potatoes intended for consumption in the province of Cosenza, which again puts the focus on phytosanitary surveillance within the supply chain.
Europa 09/07/2026
Argentina (Vale do Viedma): Mais de 130 produtores patagônicos fornecem cebolas para o Brasil e o Paraguai.
O Vale de Viedma abriga uma das principais áreas produtoras de cebola da Patagônia.
Latam 09/07/2026
Ecuador: Tungurahua promotes potato production with certified seed
Currently, the province has two seed operators and several authorized multipliers located in Pilahuín (Ambato), Tisaleo and the parishes of San Andrés and San José de Poaló, in Píllaro.
Latam 07/07/2026
Spain (Salamanca): Uncertainty just days before the start of the potato harvest
This year, uncertainty encompasses everything, both in production and price.
Europa 07/07/2026
Panama: Potato production grew by almost 30% in the last five years.
MIDA noted that yields and producer participation are fundamental to success. Over the past five years, this participation has increased by 70%, equivalent to 130 producers with a cumulative growth rate of 11.3%.
Latam 05/07/2026
ECUADOR: INIAP presented the new potato variety INIAP-Cañari
The National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP) presented the new potato variety INIAP – Cañari, the result of more than a decade of research in the region.
Latam 05/07/2026
Peru: Two 500-year-old popes that survived the fall of the Inca Empire have been discovered.
The discovery occurred during the 2024 field season.
Latam 05/07/2026