News on The Potato Supply Chain

Showers accompanied with hail in some areas lashed Agra district (Uttar Pradesh, India) early Saturday morning, leaving farmers in this potato belt worried for the crop as it could be affected with diseases and yield poor quality.

Two hundred potato growers who supply Simplot Australia's Ulverstone factory have negotiated a $20 a tonne price increase.

Idaho potato growers and processors are back at the bargaining table after a bitter split two years ago.

The Premier Russet was one hot potato, but the high expectations did not materialize...

Australian French Fries (or should we say hot chips?) could be in short supply this year after floods devastated potato-growing regions in four states.

After Chris Voigt’s successful 60 days of nothing but potatoes, he promised a series of healthy and tasty potato recipes. The Washington State Potato Commission now has posted the first 21 recipes.

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden.

Breeders at Cornell University are helping to feed the US appetite for the crispy snacks

Whether you were at Potato Expo 2011 in Las Vegas in January, or were unable to attend, now you can hear seven radio reports, brought to you by the United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) and National Potato Council’s (NPC’s) broadcast partner, Northwest AgInfoNet’s Greg Martin.

'Focus on Potato' has published a new webcast “Early Season Irrigation Management of Potato.”

Una cooperativa de productores de papa de Villa Dolores, Córdoba, instalará una planta industrializadora que permitirá agregar valor a la producción local. La iniciativa fue presentada durante la 20º Fiesta Nacional de la Papa, que se realiza en dich...

Bureau Aardappelmarkt Informatie (BAI) van het Produktschap Akkerbouw heeft een telefonische opbrengst- en voorraadmetingenquête gehouden onder consumptieaardappeltelers in Nederland.

Del 26 al 28 de mayo se llevarán a cabo, en el Centro Agrícola Cantonal Ambato, las Jornadas de Capacitación para los productores de papa del Ecuador a través del II Expo Congreso Nacional de la Papa. Integrada al evento se realiza la Exposición e Insu...

The Commerce Commission has reduced the price of Potatoes and Onions effective from last Friday.

Producers and exporters of Andalusia’s early potatoes, members of Asociafruit, participated again in Fruit Logistica 2011 to consolidate key export markets such as Germany, Holland, Belgium and UK.

Potato prices in Bangladesh have plunged to a four-year low both at retail and grower levels due to an increased supply.

Potato production in Uttar Pradesh, the leading potato growing state in India, has been hit by an erratic winter this year.

Sri Lanka Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the local potato farmers will be guaranteed a reasonable price for their product.