News on The Potato Supply Chain

Europa: condiciones favorables para la siembra pero riesgo de seca
May 15, 2025
Europa: condiciones favorables para la siembra pero riesgo de seca
Si bien el clima seco ha hecho posible avanzar en tiempo y forma con la siembra, si la falta de agua persiste el impacto sobre los cultivos podría tornarse en negativo.
HZPC podato day 2024
May 13, 2025
Mundo: HZPC se encamina a un año record
Tanto en facturación como en cantidad de kilos vendidos, la empresa Holandesa anticipa una campaña histórica.
Diego Garcete, coordinador de Producción de Papa y Cebolla del MAG
May 13, 2025
Paraguay: impulso a la producción nacional
En un esfuerzo por fortalecer la soberanía alimentaria y potenciar a los pequeños productores, el gobierno de Paraguay está impulsando una ambiciosa campaña para expandir el cultivo de papas.
Simon Fraher at NCRRI From left to right: Reuben Ssali, Robert Mwanga, Benard Yada, Craig Yencho, Bonny Oloka, and Simon Fraher at the National Crops Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda, 2024.
May 13, 2025
Simon Fraher on Sweet potato Genetics
Simon Fraher is a highly skilled vegetable breeder finishing his doctorate this spring semester with NC State University’s Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs.
Russia places temporary ban on import Ukrainian potatoes
May 12, 2025
Russia faces record potato crisis amid food inflation surge
According to Russia’s Federal Statistics Service, the surge in potato prices is the steepest among all tracked food products. The spike follows an already dramatic increase in 2024 due to poor harvests, compounding food inflation and putting more pressure on Russian households.
Federico Sturzenegger, ministro de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado, celebró la decisión de reducir trabas burocráticas
May 12, 2025
Argentina: se desregula la exportación de hortalizas
El gobierno libertario de Javier Milei da un paso más en su campaña de desregulación estatal y en este caso afecta directamente a la exportación de papa.
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España: crece la demanda por patatas procesadas
May 12, 2025
España: crece la demanda por patatas procesadas
A pesar del aumento progresivo de la superficie cultivada, los mayores desafíos siguen siendo las amenazas climáticas y la falta de relevo generacional en el sector.
British Potato Industry Awards 2025
May 11, 2025
British Potato Industry Awards 2025: Call-Out to All Machinery and Implement Manufacturers
The British Potato Industry Awards takes place on the first night of the British Potato Industry Show (November 19, 2025), held every two years at Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, UK.
Potatoes on hand
May 07, 2025
España: gran influjo de patata importada en los mercados
Las organizaciones agrarias han manifestado su preocupación tanto por la competencia externa como por la calidad de los productos en cuestión.
AVR, a global leader in potato cultivation machinery, strengthens its presence in the Northern Netherlands.
May 06, 2025
Agricultural potato machinery manufacturer AVR expands its dealer network in Northern Netherlands
AVR expands its dealer network in Northern Netherlands after GroeNoord’s bankruptcy, adding 7 new dealers and reinforcing support with its own Sales and Service Team to ensure expert advice and fast service for potato machinery customers.
Flikweert Vision’s QualityGrader ensures precision sorting by detecting scab, damage, and deformities—delivering top-grade seed potatoes with less labour at Wellhill Farm.
May 06, 2025
Wellhill Farm Partners with Flikweert Vision to Improve Seed Potato Sorting
Wellhill Farm, a fourth-generation family business on Scotland’s Moray Coast, has partnered with Dutch company Flikweert Vision to modernize its seed potato sorting process.
Kenya to Host the 13th World Potato Congress in Late 2026
May 06, 2025
World Potato Congress 2026 to be held in Kenya after all
Kenya will host the 13th World Potato Congress in October/November 2026, following a venue change from Poland. Led by NPCK and supported by key partners, the event aims to spotlight potatoes' role in food security and economic growth.
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World Potato Congress supports FAO in launch of the second International Day of Potato: 'Shaping History, Feeding the Future'
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