Colombia: The government takes measures to avoid a potato growers’ strike.
Five days after the rice strike, the Ministry of Agriculture established the National Potato Technical Committee to coordinate production.
Latam 23/08/2025
Colombia: Impact of the Punta Morada complex on the country’s potato crops
Purple Tip is a disease that causes alterations such as: decreased photosynthetic capacity, impaired nutrient and reserve transport, and malformation and abortion of flowers and fruits.
Latam 21/08/2025
Spain (Canary Islands): Despite local production, potatoes from Israel are already arriving.
Part of the ’local’ tubers from the summer harvest are still stored and have no commercial outlet, but that, despite the farmers’ request to delay imports, does not prevent many shelves from displaying the product from abroad.
Europa 21/08/2025
Germany: Cicadas spread in potato fields
It spreads rapidly, transmits pathogens, and causes massive crop losses: the reed glasswing. Will this have consequences for food prices and consumers?
Europa 21/08/2025
Germany: New platform for potato breeding
Researchers have developed a genome-based metabolic model for potatoes that can improve the breeding of new stress-tolerant varieties.
Europa 21/08/2025
World French Fries Day: A must-have in Argentine homes
A BMS study revealed that 77% of Argentinians include potato chips in their next snack purchase, cementing their place as one of the country’s favorites.
Argentina 20/08/2025
Brasil: Produtores do sudoeste de São Paulo concluem plantio de batata
Produtividade média chega a 42 t/ha em julho no mercado
Latam 20/08/2025
Bolivia: The giant and tasty Desirée potatoes in the country are from Chaco.
In the community of Zapatera Centro, located in the department of Tarija, the potato known as "Desiree" is the queen of the tuber family.
Latam 20/08/2025