News on Potato Stats, Trade, Prices from Oceania

Potato stats from the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2022/23.( Courtesy: ABC Landline)
March 04, 2024

Australia's potato industry surpasses USD 635.5 million in production value for the first time

The production value of Australia's potato industry has surged past AUD 1 billion (USD 635.5 million) for the first time.
Potato trade update: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021
October 03, 2022

Potato trade Australia: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021

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.
PNZ Frozen Potatoes Trade Report No.3 Sept. 2022
September 30, 2022

Potatoes New Zealand: Frozen Potatoes Trade Report September 2022

Exports of frozen fries from Belgium and the Netherlands to New Zealand have more than doubled in the quarter ending July 2022. These exports will be arriving presently, given shipping lead-times.
Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with Simplot.
August 06, 2022

Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with potato processors

Potato processor Simplot Australia has refused to budge on its second price offer to Tasmanian farmers for their potato crop this season. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss the impasse with the company.
Julian Ackley risks losing his farm's profit for the year if rain doesn't clear up.
May 06, 2022

West-Australian Potato farmers 'doing it for nothing' warn of mass exodus amid stagnant prices

West-Australian Potato farmers are warning that growers will walk away from the industry as cost pressures make the staple crop unviable in Australia.
Aussie potatoes mashing previous records.
February 16, 2022

Potatoes in Australia: mashing previous records

Developed by Freshlogic, the annual Horticulture Statistics Handbook includes the latest available data on 75 different categories across fruit, vegetable, nut, nursery, and cut flowers in Australia.
Potato growers to receive extra AUS 9/tonne from Simplot Australia on the back of 'volatile' year
August 26, 2021

Potato growers to receive extra AUS 9/tonne from Simplot Australia next year

The multi-generational farmer's passion for the simple spud seems to have paid off, helping secure growers like himself an additional $9 a tonne deal with major food manufacturer Simplot over the coming financial year.
Vegetables stall at the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok (2019)
August 05, 2020

Potato Growers to Benefit as Thailand lifts Tariffs on Australian Potatoes

AUSVEG has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister David Littleproud that two key commitments are now realised under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which will improve market access for Australian potato exporters into the Thai market.
Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports
May 29, 2020

Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports

Potatoes New Zealand is asking the New Zealand government to give urgent consideration to imposing short-term measures limiting the importation into New Zealand of heavily discounted frozen potato chips to avoid a food security threat.
Potato Industry on Export Fast-track
October 22, 2019

Potato Industry on Export Fast-track

Backed overwhelmingly by industry, the Potato Growers Association of Western Australia (PGAWA) is moving forward to establish an export entity by May 2020.
Tasmanian McCain potato growers gain price increase
September 10, 2019

Tasmanian McCain potato growers gain price increase

A long-awaited price increase has come for the state's McCain potato growers. Grower Beau Gooch said the $33 per tonne increase would help put profitability back in the paddock.
Tasmanian Potato Farmers accepted Simplot's latest price offer
August 28, 2019

Tasmanian Potato Farmers accepted Simplot's latest price offer

More than 80 potato growers in Tasmania, Australia felt a sense of relief when receiving Simplot's second offer for their processing potatoes, says Nathan Richardson, chairperson of the Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association (TFGA) Vegetable Council.
Potato Industry Western Australia looking for best way to grow export
August 05, 2019

Potato Industry Western Australia looking for best way to grow export

In Western Australia, the potato industry is embarking on a major effort to develop export opportunities
Farmers fight for potato pay as Simplot records $62m profit
July 08, 2019

Farmers fight for potato pay as Simplot records $62m profit

Tasmanian potato growers say Simplot is not paying them enough for their vegetables, as they negotiate a new contract with the vegetable processing giant.
Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy
May 16, 2019

Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy

The Latest Potatoes New Zealand Industry Volumes & Values
Potato crops left to rot in Western Australia amid flooded market and low prices
April 24, 2019

Potato crops left to rot in Western Australia amid flooded market and low prices

Potato growers near Pemberton in Western Australia have been forced to leave more than a thousand tonnes of potatoes on the ground to rot because of oversupply and crippling low prices.
All Australian markets reopened for WA seed and ware potatoes as surveillance shows potato psyllids not infected
December 21, 2018

All Australian markets reopened for WA seed and ware potatoes as surveillance shows potato psyllids not infected

The government of Western Australia has announced that it has succeeded in regaining market access for Western Australian potatoes in all of Australia, following the detection of tomato potato psyllid in February 2017.
Tasmanian potato growers want better contract with McCain Foods
August 06, 2018

Tasmanian potato growers want better contract with McCain Foods

A Northern Tasmanian farmer has lashed out at McCain over contract potato pricing, as Australian consumer watchdog ACCC begins an investigation into the potato processor.

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