Aardappelketen

Mientras que en la zona de Cartagena las lluvias están ralentizado las labores de arranque de las primeras patatas, los cultivadores de Castilla y León han completado buena parte de las labores de sementera.

Er is nog weinig zicht op overeenstemming tussen de EU en het VK over onderlinge handel in pootaardappelen. Als er geen akkoord wordt bereikt over de fytosanitaire randvoorwaarden bij in- en uitvoer is de kans groot dat de export van pootgoed vanuit EU-landen naar het VK op 1 juli resoluut op slot gaat.

In Russia, HZPC is using an unconventional strategy to secure its potato trade for the future: in 2019, a small breeding company was set up to provide Russian contract growers with pre-basic seed potatoes. In 2020, the production of mini-tubers was added too.

Dewulf and Agrointelli have announced that they will be working together to explore the benefits of using autonomous machines in potato cultivation. A first project will see the combination of the autonomous Robotti platform with a 4-row Miedema CP 42 cup planter.

The British potato industry remains in a state of great uncertainty and at significant risk of crop wastage and economic failure as a result of minimal progress on the availability of suitable sprout suppression chemistry.

The Georgian team of EastFruit analysts draws attention to the unusual situation in the Georgian potato market this season.

HMRC has now released trade data covering up to the end of February 2021. In January, after the end of the transition period to leave the European Union (EU), we saw some teething issues in exports. Did these continue into February?

The provincial government is taking applications for 'Requests for Proposals' for farmers interested in large-scale potato production at a number of newly-cleared farmland properties on the island.

New foreign varieties of potatoes are grown in Azerbaijan. Samir Verdiyev, a local farmer said he grows potatoes in six districts of the country, delivering only seeds of varieties to Azerbaijan.

Potatoes produced by contract growers of the Bangladesh Agricultural Corporation (BADC) are now being exported to Malaysia.

Pepsico's Efforts are Estimated to Reduce At Least 3 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the End of the Decade. PepsiCo's 'Positive Agriculture' Ambition Additionally Targets to Improve Livelihoods of Those in its Agricultural Supply Chain, and Sustainably Source 100% of its Key Ingredients.

In February EastFruit experts identified the main reasons for the sharp rise in potatos prices in Uzbekistan over the past few years, having analyzed trends in the production, import and consumption of potatoes for the period from 2000 to 2020.

La patata tardía italiana es un producto de nicho, con volúmenes limitados de unas 40 toneladas, que sin embargo encuentra admiradores en el extranjero, y en particular en Francia y Bélgica, donde reside una clientela fiel.

Las siembras de patata en Castilla y León han vuelto a reanudarse tras una semana de parón por las últimas lluvias. Se prevé que vuelva a llover este fin de semana, lo que significaría un nuevo parón.

Ante la crisis que atravesaron los papicultores en el año 2020, resultado de la importación y sobreoferta de papa, y por la dura crisis que se ha enfrentado tras el covid-19, actualmente dicen que la situación es peor de difícil.

Onder ideale weeromstandigheden zijn op de derde donderdag van april de aardappelen voor
de rooidemonstraties van PotatoEurope gepoot. Met een druk op de startknop stuurde
waarnemend burgemeester van de Noordoostpolder Jan Westmaas de autonome
werktuigdrager Robotti op pad om de eerste aardappel te poten.

Last week Japan eliminated its remaining 2.1% tariff on US frozen fries (HS 2004.10) as a result of the tariff concessions secured under the US-Japan Trade Agreement.

The Boards of Directors of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) will each host a member vote seeking consent in support of the resolution to combine and form a new association serving the global produce and floral industry.