News on Potato Cultivation

A research scientist explains where to draw the line between normal variability and climate change. (Courtesy: Spudman)
May 30, 2019
Nearly half of the state Washington facing emergency drought conditions
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has expanded the drought emergency declaration to cover nearly half of Washington state due to worsened, poor water supply conditions around the state and warmer and drier weather predictions through the summer.
Kevin MacIsaac, General Manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada offers an overview of the potato situation in Canada: Cold and wet in the East; Slightly behind but dry in the West
May 30, 2019
United Potato Growers of Canada Planting Update May 28, 2019
Kevin MacIsaac, General Manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada offers an overview of the potato situation in Canada based on a Planting Update Call of May 28, 2019: Cold and wet in the East; Slightly behind but dry in the West
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May 24, 2019
Patatas Meléndez está trabajando para que 'haya patata nueva en España 365 días al año'
Uno de los principales objetivos de Patatas Meléndez es 'conseguir que haya patata nueva en España 365 días al año'.
A tractor and plow turning sod in a field in Huntley prior to conditions turning wet. Conditions are putting planting season behind schedule. (Courtesy: Eric McCarthy | Journal Pioneer)
May 23, 2019
Soggy weather already setting Prince Edward Island potato crop behind
Soggy weather already setting Prince Edward Island potato crop behind. Farmers are hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2018 season.
Eric Delimbeuf en MedFEL 2018 (Cortesía: FreshPlaza)
May 22, 2019
France: 'We do a lot of research to find the best early potatoes'
The company La Rebelle specializes in the early potato of the island of Ré, which is harvested from April to August.
Over 200,000 farmers grow potatoes in Cameroon, mostly smallholders and very predominately women. (Courtesy: Business in Cameroon)
May 21, 2019
Potato production in Cameroon mostly in the West and North-west regions
Potato production in Cameroon is dominated by the west and northwest regions, data from GIZ’s Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector project (GIZ-Procisa) showed.
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Many European countries, not only the Netherlands, are running out of table potatoes. (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)
May 17, 2019
Empty European table potato market is very unusual for the start of May
Wim van der Ree, the Director at Nedato, a Dutch potato cooperative, about early switch to import potatoes, after he visited his Spanish suppliers last week...
Massimo Cristiani (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)
May 17, 2019
Italian potato consortium increasingly working together
The Emilia Romagna potato segment is finally working as a system as Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità l'Op regionale Agripat and Consorzio Patata di Bologna Dop organised a collective stand at Macfrut.
At this time, with the transition from potatoes for storage to new potatoes, the sector's prospects are optimal.
(Courtesy: FreshPlaza)
May 16, 2019
Start of a good campaign in Spain for new and processing potatoes
At this time, with the transition from potatoes for storage to new potatoes, the sector's prospects are optimal.
Potatoes now worth one billion (NZD) dollars to New Zealand economy
May 16, 2019
Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy
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En las Islas Canarias crecen las últimas herederas directas de las papas traídas de América por los españoles y las únicas que sobreviven en el viejo mundo. Una cosecha de algunas azucenas negras (Cortesía: El País)
May 15, 2019
The oldest potatoes in Europe are grown in Tenerife
The last direct descendants in Europe of the potatoes brought directly from America by the conquistadors are grown in the Canaries. These potatoes have evocative names, like 'black lily' and stand out for their sweet flavor.
A team of biochemists at FAU led by Prof. Dr. Uwe Sonnewald have discovered why potato plants form significantly lower numbers of tubers or sometimes none at all at higher temperatures. The authors of the study from FAU (from left): PD Dr. Sophia Sonnewal
May 15, 2019
Breakthrough research: potatoes can grow at high temperatures
If there’s one thing potato plants don’t like, it’s heat. If the temperature is too high, potato plants form significantly lower numbers of tubers or sometimes none at all. Biochemists at FAU have now discovered the reason why.
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Congress 2019 The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food. (Courtesy: Europatat)
May 13, 2019
Europatat Congress 2019 - Main speakers confirmed!
The Europatat 2019 Congress, co-organised by the Norwegian Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (NFGF) and Europatat, will take place in Oslo (Norway) from 12 to 14 June 2019. Under the slogan 'The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food'
Red potato harvest in Pearsall, TX (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)
May 13, 2019
Harvest begins for Texas potato crop
Black Gold Farms started harvest of the 2019 fresh crop of Texas colored potatoes earlier this week. According to the company, the first run fields have indicated that the quality will be better than ever.
Since the humble precursor to modern potato first domesticated in Peru 10,000 years ago, the tuber has branched off into thousands of different varieties. (Courtesy: Cultivate Michigan)
May 10, 2019
Blending potato varieties on the rise
Since the humble precursor to modern potato first domesticated in Peru 10,000 years ago, the tuber has branched off into thousands of different varieties.
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May 10, 2019
Potato processing factory to be built at Ol Kalou, Kenya
A potato and vegetable processing plant will be built soon in Ol Kalou town. The factory, a collaboration of the Department of Correctional Services and Nyandarua county government, will mitigate post-harvest losses ...
Not surprisingly, potatoes from Hungary are running out. (Courtesy: Infostart)
May 10, 2019
Hungarian stores have run out of domestic potatoes
Hungary hasn't been self-sufficient in the potato market for a long time, but the price of potatoes in February was still extraordinary.
Celfia Obregón Ramírez, directora del Centro de Innovación Tecnológica de la Papa y otros Cultivos Andinos [CITE Papa]. (Cortesía: Agraria Pe)
May 08, 2019
Perú: El Día Nacional de la Papa ha rescatado las variedades nativas
El Día Nacional de la Papa (que se celebra el 30 de mayo y se instauró a partir de 2005) ha servido para rescatar a nuestras papas nativas de la extinción, destacó la directora ejecutiva del CITE Papa, Celfia Obregón Ramírez.

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