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Declining potato acreage and repeated heatwaves are tightening European potato supplies, with French yields under pressure from severe water stress.
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European Potato Acreage Declines as Heatwaves Put Yields Under Pressure
European potato supplies are tightening as acreage declines and heatwaves pressure yields. France is particularly affected by severe water stress, prompting CNIPT to call for purchasing and sales strategies to reflect current market conditions.
Driscoll Farms joins Potandon Produce’s Grower Alliance to strengthen its network of premier potato growers.
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Potandon Produce Expands Grower Alliance with Driscoll Farms
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Farmers harvest potatoes in India, highlighting the importance of quality seed, scientific multiplication and organized seed systems in improving productivity and building a more efficient potato value chain.
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India’s Potato Future Starts With Better Seed: Building a Stronger Seed Ecosystem for Farmers
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Accelerating Global Warming Could Reshape the Future of Global Potato Production
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Wireworms are major soil-dwelling pests of potatoes, and the focus of Renaissance BioScience's Genome BC-funded RNAi biopesticide development programme
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Potatoes are loaded into long-term storage as Cellar Insights launches the Rotten Potato Data Project, inviting growers to share historical spoilage data to help develop AI-powered early warning systems that detect storage risks before losses occur.
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Cellar Insights Launches Rotten Potato Data Project to Strengthen Early Warning for Potato Storage Spoilage
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Global seed potato trade moves toward stronger biosecurity as certification, advanced diagnostics, and phytosanitary controls protect international supply chains.
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SAI Platform launched its Regenerating Together Programme during its 2026 Annual Event in Saskatoon, bringing together industry partners to accelerate the practical implementation of regenerative agriculture across global food and agricultural supply chains.
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