Noticias sobre las Estadísticas, el Comercio y los Precios de las Papas de Canadá

As the incoming Trump administration talks about piling on new tariffs to discourage imports and protect American jobs, the Canadian government quietly moved in the opposite direction over the holidays: eliminating tariffs.

Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay announced monday that the Government of Canada has secured market access for Alberta seed potatoes to Thailand.

El mercado mundial de la papa ha experimentado cambios profundos. Hasta principios de la década del 90, la mayoría de las papas se producían y consumían en Europa, América del Norte y los países de la antigua Unión Soviética. Desde entonces, ha habido un aumento dramático en la producción y demanda en Asia, África y América Latina.

Statistics Canada reported that potato farmers in Canada planted 342,602 acres (138 647 hectares) of potatoes in 2016. This is down 1.8% from 2015, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 12 years.

This year, potato yields should be slightly above average in the Canadian prairie provinces Manitoba and Alberta, but figures aren’t available because the harvest is only 10 to 15 percent complete.

While the rest of the agriculture sector nervously eyes the oil melt-down, the french fry industry in Canada might actually be poised for a comeback

Potato Producers Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick all have reached a deal with the French Fry manufacturers.

Tensions between Russia and Canada are having an impact on P.E.I. potato exports.

Effective immediately, new requirements are in place for exporting potatoes from Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the United States (U.S.).

Prince Edward Island potato production has grown by almost five per cent this year following a good growing year and successful harvest.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have adopted revised guidelines to manage potato cyst nematode (PCN) that will support potato growers, help facilitate international trade, and maintain protection against the pest.

Keystone Potato Producers Association based in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, has yet to complete negotiations with Simplot Canada II over a contract for 2014 production.

Manitoba potato farmers could face steeper cuts in contracted potato production unless they can become more cost competitive with other areas of North America, a senior official with McCain Foods says.

Vietnamese and GB authorities have approved an importation protocol for the import of British seed potatoes into Vietnam.

Potato prices are expected to rise with this year’s average crop, ?bringing them back in line with the cost of production

Manitoba potato growers signed a contract with McCain Foods last week, but their prices won’t increase from last year.?

At the beginning of this year Russia announced an import boycott again European seeding goods. It was orginally planned for the 1st of April, but it's now set to start on the 1st of June.

After two years of market development by the United States Potato Board (USPB) International Table-Stock Program, the US potato industry is reaping the rewards of this investment, effort and commitment in Vietnam.