Países Bajos: Industry processes record amount of imported potatoes
Dutch potato processors processed a record amount of potatoes from abroad in December. The supply of Dutch potatoes to the factories was smaller than in previous years.
Dutch potato processors processed a record amount of potatoes from abroad in December. The supply of Dutch potatoes to the factories was smaller than in previous years.
After a short period of stability, potato sales prices in Ukraine have started to rise again, analysts of the EastFruit project report .
The price variation in RJ was less than 1%
More and more Romanian farmers are giving up growing potatoes because the cost of seeds has doubled in recent years and labour is more expensive and difficult to find, according to producers.
Frosts impact potato production, generating demand for imported products
Some communities in San Andrés de Machaca lost up to 100% of their tuber production, mainly in areas with little vegetation and plains.
A study by the Canary Islands Institute for Agricultural Research has evaluated and selected potential biological control agents for the Guatemalan potato moth, Tecia solanivora, the most important pest of potato crops in the Canary Islands.
India has emerged as a major exporter of French Fries, which owes much to companies procuring potato directly from growers and deepening farmer engagement.