News on Potato Stats, Trade, Prices from the Caribbean

Puerto Rico supermarket shelves empty as P.E.I. potato supply dries up
January 17, 2022

Puerto Rico supermarket shelves empty as P.E.I. potato supply dries up

Potato importers in Puerto Rico say they are not able to fill their orders to supermarkets on the Caribbean island because they can't get enough supply to fill the void created by the export ban on P.E.I. potatoes.
Secretario de Agricultura asegura no hay escasez de papa.
January 12, 2022

Secretario de Agricultura de Puerto Rico asegura no hay Escasez de Papa

El secretario aseguró que, ahora mismo, hay varias cadenas principales de supermercados con especiales de papa, por lo que no hay razón alguna para pensar que está escaseando ese producto en Puerto Rico.
Producción local de semillas puede disminuir los gastos de importación
February 08, 2021

República Dominicana: Producción local de semillas puede disminuir los gastos de importación

La investigación y el análisis genético de plantas y semillas está en vías de convertirse en una opción a gran escala para mejorar la calidad de las plantaciones agrícolas y el ahorro de divisas tanto para los productores como para el Estado dominicano.
R.Dominicana: Productores de Constanza denuncian crisis por importaciones
January 18, 2021

R.Dominicana: Productores de Constanza denuncian crisis por importaciones

Productores organizados de Constanza denunciaron que los principales cultivos de ese municipio atraviesan por la peor crisis de sus historia, como consecuencia de las importaciones masivas, autorizadas por el Ministerio de Agricultura.
United States exports seed potatoes to Cuba
December 10, 2020

United States exports seed potatoes to Cuba for trials

Potatoes USA has sent the first shipment of U.S. seed potatoes to Cuba. The mixed load of 10 different varieties will be utilized in trials conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture in Cuba.
Jamaica anticipates 100% self-sufficiency for table potatoes this year
March 18, 2018

Jamaica anticipates 100% self-sufficiency for table potatoes this year

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says he is anticipating that Jamaica will achieve its goal of 100 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of table Irish potato this year.
Jamaican Resort Group supports farmers to provide guests with local potatoes
March 11, 2018

Jamaican Resort Group supports farmers to provide guests with local potatoes

Jamaican potato farmers receive financial support from an unexpected source: a hotel chain wanting to serve its guests with locally grown Irish potatoes
Cuba quiere comprar la papa que le sobra al Perú
January 26, 2018

Cuba quiere comprar la papa que le sobra al Perú

El Gobierno de Cuba ha manifestado su intención de comprar a Perú los excedentes de papa, siempre y cuando estos cumpla con los requisitos fitosanitarios para su exportación.
St Elizabeth farmers (Jamaica) quadruple cultivation of Irish potatoes
March 20, 2017

St Elizabeth farmers (Jamaica) quadruple cultivation of Irish potatoes

Farmers in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, have increased cultivation of Irish potatoes more than four times over as the Government strives to meet the local demand of 15 million kilogrammes per year.
Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains
February 10, 2016

Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains

The rainfall in November, December, and January in the western and central parts of Cuba made it impossible for Cuban farmers to achieve a crop yield similar to the one they got last year, when they harvested 120,000 tons of potatoes.
Jamaica to test 15 new (Irish) potato varieties
December 13, 2015

Jamaica to test 15 new (Irish) potato varieties

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica is to conduct research trials on 15 new varieties of imported Irish potato over the next three months, to determine their suitability for local conditions.
Potatoes harvested in the Cuban Province of Matanzas (2012)
February 24, 2015

Cuban Province Matanzas Expects to Double Potato Yields this Harvest

The Cuban western province of Matanzas, one of the largest producers of potatoes in the country, will almost double potato yields during the present harvest, according to Agriculture officials.
Cuba tiene interés en papas provenientes del norte del Ecuador
February 03, 2015

Cuba tiene interés en papas provenientes del norte del Ecuador

El gobierno quiere importar papas cultivadas en el norte ecuatoriano donde existe gran producción y alta calidad del tubérculo. Para lograrlo buscará establecer acuerdos y determinar las necesidades de consumo de la isla.
Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba
March 14, 2014

Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba

Un equipo técnico del INTA compartió información sobre tecnologías de cosecha y poscosecha para aumentar y mejorar la diversidad varietal de la producción en la isla.

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