News on The Potato Supply Chain

Bruselas prohíbe el uso de Clorprofam (CIPC), lo que acorta el almacenamiento de la patata en cámaras y favorece al producto fresco de Andalucía.

La campaña 2020-2021, según la Interprofesional de la Patata de Francia, CNIPT, se puede calificar de negra para las patatas de consumo en términos de exportaciones.

Dignitaries, researchers, and private sector representatives gathered this week in southwestern Georgia to celebrate the opening of a potato seed model farm.

Last month HZPC Holding B.V. announced to stop with the business activities of Solentum B.V. Pessl Instruments GmbH will take over some of the products of Solentum B.V. as of May 1, 2021.

The lack of rainfall could affect the potato-lifting season, the Jersey Royal Company has said as the Island is set to enter a drought. Mike Renouard, business unit director at The Jersey Royal Company, said that farmers were hoping for a period of rain to help with the growth of their crop.

Groups encourage Mexico regulators to immediately begin the rulemaking process to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending deregulation to J.R. Simplot Company’s (Simplot) potato variety developed using genetic engineering, designated as Snowden Z6 (Z6 potato).

Du Haotian, a postgraduate student at Northwest A&F University in northwest China's Shaanxi province, has helped a township in the province develop its potato industry by introducing new varieties cultivated by his school.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to share with potato farmers and industry partners the launch of a new podcast, Spudchat.

In Namibia, retailers and importing agents have spent NAD (Namibian Dollar) 120.1 million (USD 8.4 million) between 2019 and 2020 on importing washed potatoes to meet local demand.

Potatoes South Africa (PSA) has launched a bold new awareness campaign in a bid to create perspective about the resilience and performance of the potato industry’s stakeholders in the country, especially in the context of South Africa recently marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 disruption.

Si bien el mercado de las patatas industriales se paralizó en gran medida durante la pandemia de coronavirus, el mercado de la patata de mesa en la región alemana de Baviera está en auge.

La nueva campaña de la patata comenzó hace quince días para Pomleg, con sede en el MIN de Rungis. Empezamos justo antes de Semana Santa; va bastante bien.

Agricultores de la provincia de Esmeraldas, organizaciones de productores y autoridades del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, el INIAP y el CIP realizaron la siembra participativa de 10 variedades de camote.

La Empresa de Cultivos Varios de Horquita, del municipio de Abreus en Cienfuegos, aprovecha los dos mejores meses de la campaña de primavera para plantar de otros surtidos agrícolas las 350 hectáreas (h) que habían sido destinadas a la papa.

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.

There seems to be little hope for an imminent agreement between the EU and the UK on mutual trade in seed potatoes. If no agreement is reached, there is a good chance that the export of seed potatoes from EU countries to the UK will be resolutely closed on 1 July.

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.