Colombia (Santander): Low potato prices worry producers
The mayor of Tona, Jesús Gutiérrez, expressed his concern about the difficult situation facing the paper industry in the department of Santander.
Latam 10/10/2025
Spain (Castile and León): Potato producers predict a 15% reduction this season due to excessive heat.
Prices are down due to an increase in sowing in France with one million more tons.
Europa 09/10/2025
Colombia (Berlin-Santander): ICA strengthens phytosanitary surveillance of potato crops
Recently, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) carried out a phytosanitary brigade in the district of Berlín, municipality of Tona (Santander), aimed at strengthening the surveillance of the Bactericera cockerelli complex – Punta Morada.
Latam 09/10/2025
Argentina: The National Federation of Potato Producers joined the opposition against the draft law that seeks to regulate land use.
"To protect the soil, we need policies that encourage producers, not punish them."
Argentina 08/10/2025
Argentina (Mar del Plata): Lamb Weston inaugurated its new production plant
It is a state-of-the-art frozen French fries production plant in the Province of Buenos Aires to supply Latin America.
Argentina 07/10/2025
Paraguay: Potato and onion producers suspend road closures and grant the government a respite.
LA COLMENA. Farmers in the ninth department suspended the planned closure of Route PY01 and gave the National Government a break while they await concrete responses regarding smuggling control.
Latam 07/10/2025
Spain (A Limia): The potato harvest faces a week of uncertainty
The lack of ripening delays the harvest date, exposing the harvest to the risk of rain preventing it.
Europa 07/10/2025
Spain: Potatoes in the fields are priced at 15 cents/kilo, and in supermarkets they reach 2 euros.
This week, ASAJA Salamanca held its Provincial Potato Sectoral Meeting, where producers from across the province and leaders of the organization analyzed the critical situation of the crop in this 2025 campaign.
Europa 07/10/2025