Swisspatat

Company Description

Swisspatat is the industry organization for Swiss potatoes. The organization represents the interests of producers, trade and processing, is committed to creating optimal framework conditions for a competitive and sustainable domestic potato industry, and promotes the appreciation and consumption of Swiss potatoes in all their diversity.

Product Types offered by this company

- - Industry Associations

News for this Company

Potatoes move through harvesting equipment during the Swiss potato harvest, which has been affected by difficult growing conditions

September 14, 2026

Swiss Potato Harvest Falls to Record Low of 333,000 Tonnes Amid Heat and Drought

Switzerland is facing a record-low potato harvest after the hot summer reduced production to 20 percent below the six-year average. Domestic potatoes now cover only 70 to 75 percent of demand, increasing the need for imports.

Swisspatat adds early potato variety Colomba as a new entry to its 2022 variety list

November 19, 2021

Swisspatat adds a new potato variety on its 2022 list

Swisspatat adds early potato variety Colomba as a new entry to its 2022 variety list in order to strengthen the supply of early season firm-skinned, firm-cooking potatoes (green line)

Statistics on the potato cultivation in Switzerland in recent years. Green bars represent the acreage [in hectares, ha], the red line represents the yield [in kg per are kg/a; (divide by 10 to obtain tonnes/ha)] (Courtesy: Swisspatat)

July 18, 2016

Swiss potato harvest washed away

In Switzerland, the weather wasn’t on the side of potato producers. After last year’s bad conditions, this year the harvest has literally washed away. There are already farmers who have written off their crops and ploughed under the potato crop.

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