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Despite sometimes difficult harvest conditions, most potato growers in the EU-4 (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France) have managed to bring in their harvest. According to Viaverda (formerly PCA), the number of contracts delivered is significantl
2024 has been a good year for the potato sector. So much so, that there is growing interest in potato cultivation, to the detriment of other crops.
Willie Jacobs, CEO of Potatoes South Africa, addressed concerns regarding potato supply, emphasizing the resilience of South Africa’s potato production system.
Maatschap Wortelboer in Jipsingboertange, Groningen, has started the 2025 calendar year by loading starch potatoes for Aviko Rixona in Venray.
The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), in a recent session of the Agri-Food Chain of Potato and Onion, sanctioned the importation of four potato containers from Canada, addressing the shortfall faced by certain Panamanian enterprises.
Due to a risk of food poisoning, potatoes cooked with garlic are being recalled after being sold in December 2024 throughout France. They were marketed by Carrefour, Intermarché and Système U.
The World Potato Congress has presented the upcoming webinar: Implementation of an Early Warning System for Sustainable Preventative Management of Potato Late Blight.
"We still have so much aloo (potato) left in our cold storages, it is the season of new harvest, where will we keep them, and who will buy from us any more if we cannot supply new produce?"