News on The Potato Supply Chain

In season 2023, potato growers in North-western Europe were confronted with difficult weather conditions, a high disease pressure and rising costs.

Six months into the Potatoes New Zealand chief executive role and Kate Trufitt has embraced the challenges and opportunities with enthusiasm.

Caen los precios en Brasil debido a que disminuyeron las lluvias y pudo avanzarse con la cosecha.

The Potato Sustainability Alliance’s (PSA) Board of Directors selected new executive committee members at its winter board meeting held last month month during the 2024 Potato Expo in Austin, Texas.

Distintas regiones de Perú se han visto afectadas por lluvias y granizadas que desmerecieron la producción. Los pequeños productores son los más afectados.

La tendencia del consumo de papa es a la baja en Colombia y preocupa a los miembros del sector productivo que deben lidiar también con problemas de costos y el clima.

Peter VanderZaag, President and Chairman of World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) and the WPC Industry Awards Committee, are now requesting nominations for the 2024 World Potato Congress Industry Awards.

Patatas Melendez, empresa líder en el sector de la patata fresca en España, busca reforzar su posición en el mercado nacional e impulsar su expansión en el extranjero con la formación de un Consejo Asesor.

The agricultural lands of Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate, Iraq witnessed the commencement of the harvest season on January 2, 2024.

En Brasil, las fuertes lluvias en el sur han hecho de la cosecha una tarea imposible y de la oferta algo muy limitado. Los precios continuan al alza.

Europatat has announced that the next Europatat Congress will take place in Brussels on 23 and 24 May 2024.

In the Netherlands, the weather affected the potato harvest and raises many questions about the future of production in the country.

Elisam is looking forward to welcoming you on their booth A20 in hall 6.1

Through the program, PepsiCo Egypt aims to provide support to 390,000 individuals by empowering 10,000 female farmers in the governates of Beheira, Giza, Minya, and Beni Suef.

Los precios de la papa se disparan en Colombia debido a condiciones climáticas y problemas con el transporte carretero.

Scientists have developed a more planet-friendly way to produce fertilizer, which is an essential component of global food systems.

Machine learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye will be exhibiting on the global agronomy stage at Fruit Logistica. Fitting to harvesting or grading equipment provides visibility on the size, shape and mapping variability of potatoes and now also onions.

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.