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News on The Potato Supply Chain from Belgium


Potato harvester Enduro Generation 1 - It's a wrap! Generation 2 is here!
November 22, 2023
Dewulf's 4-row sieving harvester Enduro has become more than an established player in the self-propelled harvester landscape in recent years.
Temporada difícil para los productores de semilla en Europa afectará la disponibilidad para los mercados de exportación
October 10, 2023
La temporada de cultivo de 2023 trajo desafíos sin precedentes para los productores de semilla de papa en Europa. Condiciones climáticas desfavorables y una reducción en la superficie sembrada han provocado retrasos en la siembra, disminución de los rendimientos y una importante escasez de semilla.
North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) concerned about price drop of free buy potatoes and negative signal to growers.
October 02, 2023
During the last weeks, free buy prices from different North-western European quotations have dramatically fallen, no longer allowing to cover production costs. North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) respond.
Challenging 2023 Season for European Seed Potatoes
September 21, 2023
The European seed potato industry has a long history of producing and supplying high-quality planting material to European and overseas growers.
Potato Europe 2023 attracts increasingly international crowd
September 19, 2023
Potato Europe 2023, recently held in Tournai, Belgium, became more international than we saw in the past years. Visitors from all around the world visited the event to see the latest European potato technologies.
Average potato production in North-western-Europe threatened by quality issues
September 14, 2023
The last 4 months was not easy going for the potato production in the NEPG region. But despite the difficult weather conditions, first yield estimates suggest a return to multi-year averages, with an estimated harvest of around 23 million tonnes of potatoes.
Looking back at Potato Europe 2023: Dewulf unveils Certa 40 Integral and MH 24x series with Scotts Evolution
September 12, 2023
The 2023 edition of Potato Europe took place in Kain (Doornik), Belgium, last week. There, the full-liner in potato cultivation machines unveiled innovations in its product lines for both planting and storage.
Crop.zone breaks ground in Canada, set to showcase revolutionary herbicide at Potato Europe 2023
September 05, 2023
Crop.zone, a pioneering agtech company, just announced the successful launch of its revolutionary hybrid herbicide technology in Canada.
The potato optical grader I-CropVision by DOWNS to be launched at Potato Europe 2023 in Belgium
September 01, 2023
DOWNS has extended its range of optical potato sorters with the arrival of the I-CropVision®: a modular version of the CropVision®, it incorporates the same technology and numerous benefits.
Dewulf to present new potato planter at Potato Europe 2023: Certa 40 Integral
August 27, 2023
In keeping with the four-yearly tradition, one of the potato sector's most important trade fairs, Potato Europe, will soon again be held in Kain (Doornik), Belgium. Among a range of innovations Dewulf will present at Potato Europe 2023, the main eye catcher will be an entirely new cup planter, named Certa 40 Integral.