News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

A successful event for the European potato sector
June 15, 2023

Europatat Conference: A successful event for the European potato sector

On June 5 and 6 the European potato community gathered for the Europatat Congress 2023 in Gdansk, Poland under the slogan 'The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade'.
Major shortages and unprecedented high prices in the European potato market
June 15, 2023

Major shortages and unprecedented high prices in the European potato market

Robert Voskamp of the Dutch company Rola Fresh said that he has never seen the potato market this hot.
New potato parasite found in Latvia
June 13, 2023

Potato Cyst Nematodes discovered in Latvia for the first time

A pest never before seen in Latvia – the pale potato cyst nematode (Globoder pallida) has been identified in a Zemgale potato farm.
Dewulf CP 42 Smart-Float available in 4 x 90 cm
June 12, 2023

Dewulf offers updates for its CP 42 Smart-Float potato planter

The sector-wide preference for potato planting and ridging in one working pass has never been greater. Dewulf has been responding to this demand for several years with the Smart-Float principle.
Europe’s potato industry falls victim to extreme weather
June 08, 2023

Europe’s potato industry falls victim to extreme weather

Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second warmest year on record in Europe. The drought conditions resulted in a dramatic downturn in overall potato output.
Minister McConalogue announces approvals under Seed Potato Sector and Chipping Potato Sector Investment Aid
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 Prices Expected to Ease but Maintain Elevated Levels: Rabobank Report
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.
PepsiCo opens its most sustainable factory in Europe driving the transition towards a circular economy
June 03, 2023

PepsiCo's potato chips plant in Poland is its most sustainable factory in Europe

PepsiCo has unveiled its most sustainable factory in Europe as the industry increasingly recognises the circular economy as a framework to help address global food system challenges.
Patata local de Cataluña
May 31, 2023

España: La patata local gana adeptos en Cataluña

Aunque en Barcelona (Mercabarna) se encuentra el hub de envasadores más importantes de nuestro país, lo cierto es que la comunidad no cuenta con una tradición de producción local de envergadura.
recolección de patata
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.
patata temprana
May 30, 2023

Egipto e Israel, los amos de la ‘temprana’ en Europa

El declive productivo de Europa deja hueco para que las importaciones extracomunitarias se abran paso, especialmente en el segmento de patata temprana.
Patatas recién cosechadas
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.
Veg of lund receives a Swedish patent protecting the company's plant-based ice cream
May 27, 2023

Potato-based ice cream: Veg of Lund receives a patent for the company's ice cream

The Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) has notified Veg of Lund AB that the authority intends to approve the patent application SE 2250375-9 which defines the company’s unique vegetable ice cream alternative.
CNH Industrial and ONE SMART SPRAY announce integration of precision spraying solution
May 26, 2023

CNH Industrial and ONE SMART SPRAY announce integration of precision spraying solution

CNH Industrial and ONE SMART SPRAY, a joint venture between Bosch and BASF, have signed a collaboration agreement to integrate the latter’s advanced spraying system within CNH Industrial’s agricultural brand product portfolios.
Potato display at Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heyn. The concept was developed in cooperation with both Nedato and Leo de Kock
May 24, 2023

Ware potato growers Agrico, Leo de Kock and Nedato join forces in new independent cooperative

The ware potato activities of Agrico and Nedato, along with Leo de Kock, shall be hived off to form a new independent cooperative of ware potato growers. The new organization will start its activities this autumn. Further integration will then take place in stages.
Extreme weather events (Heat and Drought Stress) pose a significant challenge to potato cultivation.
May 24, 2023

Heat and Drought stress in potatoes: is it possible to prevent damage?

Extreme weather events pose a significant challenge to potato cultivation. Heat and drought stress reduces productivity, causes physiological defects in tubers, and damages crops.
Asociafruit impulsa el consumo de la patata nueva temprana andaluza
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.
Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes
May 22, 2023

Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes

A new predictive method has shown a way to better select parents for new potato varieties, offering a blueprint for better potatoes and a way to speed up the production of higher yield varieties.

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