News on Potato Trade from Oceania

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.
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.
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
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
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.
No Liberibacter (zebra chip pathogen) found in potato psyillids in Western Australia
May 08, 2018

No Liberibacter (Zebra Chip pathogen) found in Potato Psyllids in Western Australia

In Western Australia, a surveillance program to assess if the last year detected tomato potato psyllid (TPP) carries the zebrachip disease pathogen (CLso), did not identify a single case of the pest - with over 10.000 psyllids tested.
Seed Potato Farmers Victoria and South Australia secure access to Indonesian market
February 17, 2018

Seed Potato Farmers Victoria and South Australia secure access to Indonesian market

​More than 300 seed potato farmers across South Australia and Victoria will be celebrating after last week's breakthrough in securing new market access to Indonesia.
Fiji potato farmers plant  locally grown seed for the first time.
July 24, 2017

This season Fiji potato farmers will plant locally grown seed for the first time

In Fiji, the Ministry of Agriculture is working closely with farmers around the country who are interested in potato farming. This year will be the first year farmers will be planting the locally obtained seeds.
Is there a future for potato farming in the traditional potato patch of Victoria?
May 09, 2017

Is there a future for potato farming in the traditional potato patch of Victoria?

For almost 50 years, Bernie White has grown potatoes in the rich, red, volcanic soil of Trentham, the traditional potato patch in Victoria, Australia. Now he doesn't know if his farm has a future.
West Australian potato farmers prepare to leave industry because of psyllid outbreak
May 02, 2017

West Australian potato farmers prepare to leave industry because of psyllid outbreak

Alan Parker looked out onto the farm business he had spent his entire life establishing. The West Australian seed potato grower will know in the next six weeks whether his lifelong career will continue.
Tasmanian growers urge McCain Foods to raise potato prices 10 per cent
August 31, 2016

Tasmanian growers urge McCain Foods to raise potato prices 10 per cent

Scottsdale farmers Jerrod and Susan Nichols are preparing to plant their 2016 spring crops, but say processing potatoes for McCain would not be in the mix unless prices lifted.
AUSVEG: Predicted rise in potato imports threat to Australian industry
August 17, 2016

AUSVEG: Predicted rise in potato imports threat to Australian industry

A significant rise in potato imports into Australia is forecast for 2016, sparking concern about the profitability and competitiveness of the Australian potato industry over the coming months.
Potato Industry Western Australia to be deregulated from July; Potato Marketing Corporation abolished
April 14, 2016

Potato Industry Western Australia to be deregulated from July; Potato Marketing Corporation abolished

Western Australia's potato industry will be deregulated in July and the highly restrictive Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) abolished by the end of the year.
Papua New Guinea bans import Australian Potatoes
August 19, 2015

Papua New Guinea bans import Australian Potatoes

The Papua New Guinean Government has instituted a ban on the import of selected Australian fruits and vegetables, including potatoes, effective from 11 August 2015.
Potatoes New Zealand welcomes access to Vietnamese market
August 17, 2015

Potatoes New Zealand welcomes access to Vietnamese market

Fresh potatoes from New Zealand have been approved for export to Vietnam, providing a new export opportunity for growers.
Terrence Rattray, Yum Tasmanian
July 22, 2015

Tasmanian specialist potato grower exports as far as Dubai

Tasmania's fresh potato growers are building mainstream markets for unusual potatoes, all the way to Dubai.

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