Francia: La patate, une affaire d’État
La vie d’une patate, c’est pas d’la tarte. Pensez donc : dans le monde, environ 5 000 variétés différentes sont commercialisées, entre 1 200 et 1 500 en Europe, au moins trois cents en France.
Europa 11/01/2017
Escocia: Scottish tatties buck the trend
THERE COULD be more Scottish tatties on Christmas dinner tables across the UK this year – while there was a 5% drop in overall UK production this season, 2016 was a better year for potatoes in the north.
Europa 04/01/2017
Gran Bretaña: Potato soil pest survey launched
A nationwide potato growers’ survey is set to evaluate the wider implications of key soil pest issues and assess whether growers are winning the battle against losses, or identify whether problems are getting progressively worse.
Europa 04/01/2017
Gran Bretaña: Aspiring to alternative markets
Looking for ways of improving the UK potato supply chain, Nuffield scholar Rufus Pilgrim travelled to South Africa to draw comparisons between UK and international potato markets. Abby Kellett reports
Europa 04/01/2017
EEUU: Dolan says markets are decent, movement slow
Potato storages operated by Associated Potato Growers Inc., were about 70 percent full after the 2016 harvest ended Nov. 18, according to Paul Dolan, who manages the cooperative from offices in Grand Forks, ND.
Norte Am. 04/01/2017
India: Govt removes minimum export price of potato
The government on Tuesday removed the minimum export price (MEP) of potato, which was imposed in July, to boost shipments of the kitchen staple.
Asia 04/01/2017
India: Agri ministry to use remote sensing tech to map area under potato & onion cultivation
NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry plans to use remote sensing technology to map the area under potato and onion cultivation for the entire country to provide an accurate estimate of the likely production of the respective crops.
Asia 04/01/2017
Canadá: Potato growers say general public can now buy new uber-tuber
PRESQUE ISLE (AP) -- Maine’s newest variety of potato is now available for purchase in some parts of the state.
Norte Am. 04/01/2017