News on Potato Stats, Trade, Prices from Central America

June 25, 2018

Juez prohíbe la comercialización de papa de EE.UU a México

La autoridad dictaminó que el ingreso de papa de Estados Unidos a México pone en riesgo la soberanía y seguridad nacional, así como también el derecho a la alimentación de los ciudadanos.

June 13, 2018

Mexico Puts Tariffs on US Frozen Potato Products in Response to Trump's Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Effective immediately frozen potato products entering Mexico from the United States under Harmonized code 2004.1 will be assessed a 20% tariff.

May 31, 2018

Guatemala Lifts US State Origin Restrictions for Potato Imports

Fresh and seed potatoes from all US states are now permitted entry into Guatemala, a welcome expansion of market access from only one state (Idaho) four years ago.

March 03, 2018

México: Se desploma por calor rendimiento de la papa

Las cosechas de los predios sembrados en octubre y noviembre, meses con mucho calor, han tenido un desplome de hasta el 25% en rendimiento.

August 05, 2017

México veta la papa de Estados Unidos

Para los jueces que dictaron la medida, los tubérculos constituyen un riesgo latente a la biodiversidad y son un potencial riesgo de propagación de 63 plagas cuarentenarias.

August 05, 2017

Mexican court blocks import of potatoes from the United States

A Mexican Federal court has made a ruling that bans the import of (table) potatoes from the United States.

July 09, 2016

Mexican judge bans import of fresh US potatoes

A federal judge in Mexico’s Northern State of Sinaola issued a decree that bans the import of fresh potatoes from the United States.

June 28, 2016

México prohíbe importaciones de papa fresca de Estados Unidos

Un juez federal de México prohibió el ingreso al país de papa fresca de Estados Unidos ante la posibilidad de que los plaguicidas utilizados en su cultivo generen daños al medio ambiente, a la biodiversidad o a la población.

January 26, 2016

Costa Rica Announces Intention to Reopen Chipping Potato Market to US Chip Stock

Costa Rica's Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) has informed USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that it will begin issuing import permits for US chipping potatoes beginning February 1, 2016.

Potato production in Mexico by state (in tonnes)

September 17, 2015

Potato producers Mexico should reduce crop area by 18%

In Mexico, Filiberto Cadena Payan, representative in Sinaloa of the Potato Product System, said that it was important for the state's producers to reduce their crop area to the 11,000 hectares allocated to this crop this year in order to continue obtaining the best possible results in the marketing of the potato crop.

June 11, 2015

Lower potato yield in Sinaloa, Mexico

The potato harvest production in Sinaloa, Mexico ended slightly lower than expected because of the problems brought about by climate change, which reduced yields by nearly 2 tons per hectare this year.

July 28, 2014

Mexico suspends potato imports from the United States

The National Confederation of Potato Producers (CONPAPA) said in a statement that the judge José Francisco Pérez Mier had decided to definitively suspend the imports of potatoes, which were affecting Mexican crops and land.

July 14, 2014

26 Kilometer Zone Re-opened to U.S. Potatoes; Rest of Mexico Still Closed

U.S. shippers can resume exports of potatoes to Mexico starting July 7, but only to the 26-kilometer (about 16 miles) zone along the border previously allowed before exports to the entire country were approved this spring - only to be rescinded less than a month later.

July 10, 2014

Paperos e instituciones agrícolas de Costa Rica forman consorcio de innovación

Sus principales objetivos serán impulsar la asociatividad en la cadena de la papa, mejorar la oferta y aumentar el valor agregado del producto.

June 18, 2014

Prohíben entrada de papa fresca de Estados Unidos a México

Con el objetivo de evitar daños al medio ambiente, un juzgado federal en Sinaloa prohibió el ingreso de papas frescas procedentes de los Estados Unidos a territorio nacional.

June 09, 2014

Mexico said to block US potato imports

Mexican authorities have closed the country’s borders to U.S. potato imports citing phytosanitary issues as the reason for the ban, reports freshfruitportal.com.

May 20, 2014

México abre su mercado a la importación de papa

A partir de esta semana, México permite la importación de papa si los países proveedores cumplen con los requisitos fitosanitarios, según un acuerdo publicado por la Secretaría de Agricultura en el Diario Oficial.

September 30, 2013

U.S. access proposed for Mexican potatoes

As part of bilateral effort to ease trade barriers, Mexican potatoes will gain access to the US market under a new US Department of Agriculture proposal.

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