News on Potato Stats, Trade, Prices

Seed potatoes with small green sprouts
June 07, 2023
Government of Ireland supports investments in the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the commencement of the issuing of grant approvals under the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato Sector and Chipping Potato Sector.
US potato production area break records lows 2000/01 - 2022/23
June 06, 2023
US Potato Prices Expected to Ease but Stay Elevated according to Rabobank Report
The Rabobank report on the US Potato Industry anticipates good prices for the remainder of the 2022/23 marketing year, particularly as the year comes to an end before the new crop harvest begins.
National Potato Day in Peru
June 05, 2023
Government of Peru wants Peruvian native potatoes to conquer new markets
As part of the National Potato Day in Peru, Agrarian Development and Irrigation Minister Nelly Paredes affirmed that her sector has been boosting exports of native potato processed products
A farmer sorts potatoes during the harvest season in Declo, Idaho. In 2022, U.S. producers exported USD 303 million, or 549,533 metric tons of potatoes abroad.
June 05, 2023
Japan won’t accept fresh Idaho potatoes, so US lawmakers are pushing for change
Idaho potatoes make it far into Asian markets, but Japan has yet to open its doors to the Gem State’s most famous export.
potato picking
May 31, 2023
Precios altos para la patata, inmersa en plena recolección
La primera semana de mayo comenzó en Andalucía (En Sevilla, fundamentalmente, aunque también en Córdoba, Cádiz y Huelva) la campaña de recolección de patata nueva temprana que, junto a la recolectada en el campo de Cartagena, es la primera patata europea que llega en volúmenes significativos a los mercados para suplir la patata de conservación, casi toda de origen francés.
Peru potatoes
May 29, 2023
Perú produjo 6 millones de toneladas de papa en 2022, mostrando un aumento de 6% frente al año previo
La papa se ha convertido en un notable impulsor de la economía regional y local en las zonas productoras y ha generado en el 2022 más de 27 millones de jornales de trabajo y la creación de más de 1010 mil puestos de trabajo permanente.
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Freshly harvested potatoes
May 27, 2023
La patata en España, un juego de exportación e importación
España cerró el año 2022 con un aumento de las exportaciones e importaciones de patata, en lo que parece un juego de idas y venidas de un producto, cuyo sector empieza a pensar en una nueva reorganización de las fechas de siembra.
Asociafruit promotes the consumption of Andalusian early new potatoes
May 23, 2023
Asociafruit impulsa el consumo de la patata nueva temprana andaluza
La campaña de recolección avanza con bajas productividades, altos precios y una alta demanda tanto en el mercado nacional, como en el mercado exterior, Alemania y Francia fundamentalmente.
Yassen Abdelhay
May 18, 2023
Are potatoes from Egypt a solution for the potato shortage in Europe?
This year is marked by strong demand and insufficient supply of potatoes, a situation that professionals of the industry and media go so far as to call 'the global potato shortage'.
New markets for Egyptian exporters
May 17, 2023
Las patatas egipcias obtienen buenos resultados en el mercado español
Este año se ha caracterizado por cambios en el clima mundial que han trastocado las producción de patatas y provocado alteraciones en los canales de aprovisionamiento.
Francisco Moya
May 08, 2023
Francisco Moya, presidente de CNIPT: “Las necesidades de patata en el mundo son muy altas”
Hombre de consensos, firme defensor y creyente de las actuaciones a nivel de conjunto, Moya tomó el relevo de la presidencia del CNIPT a finales de 2022.
Bangladesh to export potato to Japan
May 04, 2023
Bangladesh to export potatoes to Japan
A Japanese company has expressed interest to import potatoes from Bangladesh, said Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque. The minister said this while addressing a program at Westin Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday (April 27).
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P.E.I. potato farmers were forced to destroy much of their crop following a ban on exports to the United States last year after potato wart was found in two fields. (Courtesy: Kirk Pennell/CBC)
May 04, 2023
Georgia imported more seed potatoes
EastFruit reviewed trade data of Georgia (country) for seed potatoes. In Georgia many farmers have switched to onions for the new season as in the last season the onions from the June harvest were more profitable than the potatoes from the same period.
Valencian potato production decreases
May 03, 2023
Disminuye la producción de patata valenciana
Ante la situación de subida de costes y disminución de la producción por la sequía, AVA-ASAJA insta a los operadores comerciales –especialmente a las cadenas de la distribución alimentaria– y al conjunto de los consumidores que den prioridad a la compra de la patata valenciana.
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price
May 03, 2023
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price for its potatoes
Potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average price indication of EUR 35.50 (USD 39.20) per 100 kg for all supplied kilos of 28 mm upwards for seed potatoes from the 2022 harvest.
Potato plantation in Galicia.
May 02, 2023
Galicia, España: La sequía amenaza con encarecer aún más la patata
La semana 14 del año, la primera de abril, ha dejado una marca histórica en el precio en origen de la patata en España: 0,66 euros el kilo, un 65% más de los 0,4 euros por kilo de la misma referencia en 2022.
Tigran Richter, President of Europatat
April 25, 2023
Europatat Congress 2023 – Main speakers confirmed!
On 6 June 2023, under the slogan 'The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade', the first-time ever Polish edition of the Europatat Congress will focus on the impact of current geopolitics for international agri-food trade
Potato Trade
April 23, 2023
Chinese potatoes delivered to Russia according to trading platform
The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported.

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