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United States Retail potato sales (value) increased in Q2 of 2022
August 27, 2022
Potato retail sales in the United States increased in dollar value and decreased slightly in volume from April - June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. As prices increased by 13.6%, dollar sales increased by 12.6%. Volume sales decreased 0.8%.
Paraguay: Óptimos resultados en cultivo de papa en Tacuaras
August 13, 2022
Productores destacaron el buen rendimiento del cultivo de papa en Ñeembucú, se mostraron optimistas y dijeron que el clima ayudó para obtener buenos resultados. Indicaron que están incursionando en este rubro para poder mejorar la economía de los agricultores.
Papa Colombiana será comercializada por primera vez en Trinidad y Tobago
July 30, 2022
Por primera vez en la historia de Colombia, 25 tonealadas de papa cultivada en los departamentos de Cundinamarca y Boyacá llegaron a Trinidad y Tobago, gracias a una gestión comercial realizada por Procolombia y el Instituto Agropecuario Colombiano (ICA).
Potatoes from southern Colorado could soon be shipped to Mexico
July 27, 2022
U.S. farmers started shipping fresh potatoes into the Mexican interior in May, about 20 years after an initial deal was signed between the two countries.
MP renews call for deal to get Scottish seed potato exports back
July 27, 2022
Gordon MP Richard Thomson has again called on the UK Government to get a deal in place that would see the resumption of exports of Scottish seed potatoes to the EU and Northern Ireland.
No sign of potato wart in 5,000 Prince Edward Island soil samples tested so far
July 23, 2022
With testing completed on 5,000 Prince Edward Island (PEI) soil samples collected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from March to June no potato wart has been found.
España: Apuesta lagunera por el consumo de las papas tinerfeñas
July 15, 2022
El pleno aprueba una moción del gobierno local que solicita limitar la entrada de papa de fuera. El Ayuntamiento de La Laguna apuesta por fomentar el consumo y producción de la papa tinerfeña.
Castilla y León: Los rendimientos de la patata han mejorado un 80 porciento en los últimos 40 años
June 28, 2022
Según se recoge en una reciente publicación de la Interprofesional de la Patata de Francia, la mejora de rendimientos de la patata, en las últimas cuatro décadas, ha sido muy inferior al del resto de cultico.
Serbia faces potato shortage and soaring prices
June 16, 2022
The price of potatoes in Serbia rose 193% since 2021 due to last year’s drought and large-scale imports, which discouraged domestic production, Guča-based Agro-Mobile company director Ratko Vukićević said on Tuesday.
United Kingdom may no longer receive potatoes from Mallorca
June 12, 2022
The future of exports of Mallorcan potatoes to the United Kingdom is in doubt thanks to Brexit and the long queues truckers have to endure at British ports.
