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News on Potato Prices


US Retail Sales Soared for Potatoes July-September 2022
December 03, 2022
US Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 17.8% but decreased in volume sales by 2.1% from July - September 2022 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite a small decrease in volume sales.

La crisis de la papa en Perú: pandemia y alza global de fertilizantes amenaza su producción
October 29, 2022
El precio de la papa blanca —la variedad más consumida en Perú— se ha incrementado este año en más del 110% con respecto al 2021, según la Emmsa.

Potato export China hits another record in August
October 04, 2022
Relevant data show that from January to August 2022, China exported about 220,300 tons of fresh or refrigerated potatoes (except for seeds, the same below), an increase of about 2.57% compared with the same period last year.

Eagle Eye says Idaho potato crop showing high quality but smaller sizing
October 03, 2022
Eagle Eye Produce had been harvesting new crop potatoes for several weeks before beginning harvest for its storage supplies the week after Labor Day. While it is still too early to know the overall projection for the crop.

Potato trade Australia: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021
October 03, 2022
AUSVEG has reviewed Global Trade Atlas import data to better understand: the changes in the levels of potato imports pre- and post-COVID, as well as
the changes in import levels over the last 12-months as growers have faced significant increases in costs of production.
the changes in import levels over the last 12-months as growers have faced significant increases in costs of production.

US Retail consumers spent more on potatoes
September 26, 2022
US Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales but decreased in volume sales from July 2021 - June 2022, compared to the same timeframe a year ago. As consumer prices increased by 10.5%, retail dollar sales increased by 5.7%.

Los precios de la patata triplican a los de hace un año en el ecuador de la campaña
September 24, 2022
La campaña de la patata llega a su ecuador en Salamanca con precios al agricultor que triplican a los de la campaña pasada. Según datos del Observatorio de Precios de Castilla y León que gestiona la Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería de la Junta de Castilla y León.

Norte de Castilla: Las altas temperaturas castigan la producción de patatas, cuyos arranques son generalizados
August 01, 2022
Los arranques de patatas en las variedades tempranas ya se han generalizado en Castilla y León. Colombas, ágatas o algunas rojas son los pintorescos nombres de la mercancía que, a día de hoy, está en el mercado.

Perú: Precio de la papa podría subir a partir de septiembre ante falta de fertilizantes
July 13, 2022
La Asociación de Productores de Papa de Junín advierte que ante la crisis de fertilizantes algunos agricultores han decidido pasar a otro rubro.

Harvesting early and yields below average for La Patata dal Cuore Veneto in Italy
July 11, 2022
The main obstacle in this area is drought, as it rained very little in the winter making the potato harvest particularly difficult and costly, further affecting production costs that are already 30% higher than they used to be.