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November 03, 2019
Dewulf shows potato harvesters, planters at Agritechnica 2019
Dewulf, full-liner in machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops will show seven machines at its stand at Agritechnica 2019. They range from soil cultivation to planting and from harvesting to storage.
October 29, 2019
NEPG countries see modest potato production due to below average yields
The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) have released a new potato production estimate for consumption potatoes in the leading 5 North-Western potato countries. If all potatoes will be lifted totally about 26.9 million tons will be harvested.
October 25, 2019
Latest AVR Potato Harvester Puma 4.0 sends sensor data directly to the cloud
AVR is introducing its new Puma 4.0 at the upcoming Agritechnica fair. The four-row potato harvester is the successor of the popular Puma 3 and is now fully cloud connected.
October 23, 2019
Javier Meléndez: 'El agricultor tiene que obtener rentabilidad con la patata para que la siga cultivando'
A punto de que finalice la campaña de patata en Castilla y León, Patatas Meléndez, empresa líder en España en este sector, estima que este año ha procesado un 12% más de este tubérculo que la campaña de 2018.
October 16, 2019
Polish potato season very challenging, shortages made imports necessary
The drought last summer has had a big impact on the European potato season. These challenges were also felt in Poland, as traders had to import potatoes to be able to meet the domestic demand.
October 16, 2019
El sector de la patata busca alternativas para quitar los ojos al tubérculo
La jornada técnica que inauguró la Festa da Pataca de Coristanco abordó temas como la retirada del mercado de productos como Clorprofam o Diquat o cómo el brexit afectará a los productores de toda España. Sponsored Content
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October 09, 2019
Este año no se prevé un rendimiento alto de patatas en Bélgica
Aunque todavía se tiene que empezar a recolectar, en la empresa belga De Aardappelhoeve tienen bastante claro que el rendimiento de las patatas no llegará a niveles récord este año.
October 01, 2019
Planted area in Great Britain by potato variety and sector in 2019
The total 2019 planted Great Britain area (revised estimate) is 118.95K ha. This updated estimate puts the area 1% higher than last year and represents the GB area covered by over 90% of producers.
September 25, 2019
Asaja-León pide a los almacenistas de patatas que estabilicen los precios
La organización agraria ASAJA muestra su preocupación por los precios de la patata ahora que arranca de forma generalizada la campaña en la provincia de León, después de que estos hayan experimentado importantes caídas en los últimos días.
September 25, 2019
La patata de Galicia también se tiñe de verde
Óscar Riveiro, agricultor de Castro de Rei, vende dentro y fuera de Galicia el tubérculo con sello ecológico. La Terra Chá es amplia y justamente conocida por su actividad ganadera, centrada sobre todo en el ganado vacuno de leche.
September 25, 2019
Buena campaña de patata en Salamanca, España, con unos precios que no acompañan
Buena campaña de producción en Salamanca, España, a la que no acompañan los precios. En variedades como la roja, el agricultor no está cubriendo los costes de producción.
September 23, 2019
Potato production drops off in Moldova
Sources say that in Moldova, growing potatoes has become completely unprofitable. Sown areas today have decreased by a quarter compared to 2018, and due to the lack of rainfall, growers have to spend extra on irrigation systems.
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September 20, 2019
Ireland Potato Market Report
In Ireland, dryer weather is welcomed this week by areas where harvesting conditions are problematic, particularly Donegal. This dry period will hopefully aid the digging of the main Rooster crop. National Potato Day takes place on October 4th this year.
September 18, 2019
Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer Scotts Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
The Lincolnshire Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer Scotts, which manufactures a range of vegetable harvesting machinery, celebrated its Silver anniversary on 11th September.
September 18, 2019
El «brexit» augura un futuro desconocido para los profesionales de las patatas
El alcalde de Coristanco, Juan Carlos García dio ayer inicio a la Festa da Pataca de Coristanco, que arrancó de la mejor de las maneras posibles: con una jornada técnica sobre el producto característico del municipio, muy beneficiosa para los productores.
September 17, 2019
Tong's new FieldLoad PRO lightens the load at M H Poskitt Ltd
The first of Tong Engineering’s latest Fieldloader machine, the FieldLoad PRO, is proving to bring a dramatic reduction in loading times at one of the UK’s larger vegetable producers and processors; MH Poskitt Ltd.
September 11, 2019
Potato Europe attracts wide audience
Growers, suppliers, grubbing demonstrations - everything to do with potatoes. That is what the latest edition of Potato Europe was all about. This year, this trade show was held in Doornik/Tournai, Belgium on 4 and 5 September.
September 10, 2019
NEPG estimates upcoming potato harvest on almost 5 years average level
The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) estimates theforecasted potato harvest 2019 between 27 and 27,3 million tons for the
5 leading potato countries. This is 3% more than the 5 years average and
12% more than last year.