Potato News from Chile

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Las intensas nevadas cerraron pasos fronterizos clave entre Argentina y Chile, provocando demoras logísticas y afectando el envío oportuno de semilla de papa chilena hacia mercados regionales, incluidos Uruguay y Brasil.
August 05, 2026
Chile: cierres en pasos fronterizos trasandinos complican el comercio y retrasan envíos de semilla de papa
El cierre de pasos fronterizos entre Argentina y Chile por nieve está provocando demoras logísticas, camiones varados y mayores costos, afectando especialmente las exportaciones chilenas de semilla de papa hacia Uruguay y Brasil.
Potato harvesting in Chile
April 08, 2026
Chile: potato prices rise by 130 percent
Potato prices in Chile surged by more than 130%, driven by rising fertilizer and oil costs, creating uncertainty for producers and pressure on consumers.
Women guardians of native potatoes in Chiloé, Chile promote the conservation of traditional potato biodiversity and agricultural heritage
March 05, 2026
Guardians of Native Potato Diversity: Rural Women Preserve Andean Agricultural Heritage
Across the Andean highlands and southern Chile, rural women safeguard the diversity of native potatoes. Their work sustains biodiversity that feeds communities and preserves cultural heritage across generations.
Potatoes on hand
February 06, 2026
Chile: proyecto agroecologico de producción próximo a ser lanzado
La Araucania lanzará el proyecto Papa Huella Cero, para reducir el uso de agroquímicos en el cultivo de papa mediante un protocolo agroecológico basado en la medición del impacto ambiental y validado directamente con productores.
La sobreoferta de papa en Chile presiona los precios y reaviva el debate sobre la necesidad de industrializar la cadena para dar estabilidad al sector.
January 27, 2026
Chile: sobreoferta y caída de precios interpelan a la cadena productiva
En Chile, el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) lanzó un plan piloto de trazabilidad agrícola para papa y cebolla con apoyo de OIRSA, mientras el sector papero enfrenta la llamada “paradoja de las papas”, donde altos rendimientos generan sobreoferta y caída de precios.
Chile: producción y distribución gratuita de semilla certificada
July 23, 2025
Chile: producción y distribución gratuita de semilla certificada
El gobierno regional de Magallanes busca estimular la producción local para garantizar así la soberanía alimentaria de la región.
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Empresas ubicadas en las comunas de Puerto Octay y Frutillar, en la región de Los Lagos, dieron inicio al despacho del producto a mercado nacional y extranjero.
May 21, 2025
Chile: comenzó la temporada de exportación de semilla
El país andino ha desarrollado una solida producción de semilla certificada y acaba de comenzar la temporada de entrega de la misma, tanto a productores nacionales como de la región.
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May 05, 2025
Chile: apoyo gubernamental a la cadena de la papa
La iniciativa de triple impacto ya beneficia desde el 2024 a 300 productores, y busca este año expandirse a 500.
Francisco Briones, Director Regional del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) en la región de Los Lagos.
December 24, 2024
Chile: fecha limite para el registro de cultivos ante organismo de control
El SAG (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero) requiere que antes del último día del año todos los cultivos de papa estén registrados y geolocalizados para poder velar por la sanidad de los mismos y mantener el estatus fitosanitario de la región,.
Flores de Hoffmannseggia doelli, la papa del desierto, cultivada en condiciones controladas. Esta planta resiste condiciones extremas del Desierto de Atacama.
December 10, 2024
Chile: producción de papa en el desierto de Atacama
La papa del desierto, una planta que crece en condiciones extremas, tiene un alto valor nutricional y podría establecerse como un nuevo cultivo en suelos marginales.
November 18, 2024
Chile: desconcierto por precios altos y la lógica de la cadena productiva
Casi tres dólares por un kilo de papa en las regiones productoras es un numero que preocupa a los consumidores y que cuesta mucho explicar.
Chile: apoyo gubernamental al sector productivo
September 30, 2024
Chile: apoyo gubernamental al sector productivo
Con la participación del ministro de Agricultura, 25 toneladas de semilla fueron entregadas a un grupo de agricultores en el marco de un plan de apoyo liderado por el INIA.
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