In collaboration with Potatoes New Zealand and the University of Otago, a webinar was held to highlight the advancements in potato breeding techniques in New Zealand. Dr Rowan Herridge, a researcher at the University of Otago..
Holkham Estate in north Norfolk successfully grew a 10ha field of salad potatoes with zero synthetic fungicide, fertiliser or insecticide applications, without any loss in marketable yield.
The processing of domestic potatoes in Dutch factories has fallen by 20 percent. This is evident from figures from the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (Vavi).
Dr Abel Arinaitwe a researcher at Kachwekano Zonal Research and Development institute (KAZARDI) says they have worked on a harmonised policy to provide high quality potato seed movement in the region.
BC’s potato crop lagged its five-year average in 2024, according to Statistics Canada, weighing in at 1,878,000 hundredweight (cwt).
The Netherlands exported 77,815 tonnes of consumer and industrial potatoes in November. That is more than 5,000 tonnes more than the month before and in November 2023. This is evident from figures from the Dutch Potato Organisation (NAO).
Europe’s largest potato processor, Clarebout Potatoes from Nieuwkerke, Belgium, is going for a line of stability in the potato contracts for the 2025 harvest year.
Belgapom reports a price of 200 euros/ton (excl. VAT) for the Fontane and Challenger varieties on 20 December. The price thus increases by 50 euros/ton (excl. VAT) compared to the price of 13 December.
