Dutch potato growers and potato processing firms will start talks on Friday to determine who is to pay for the problems with this year’s harvest, broadcaster NOS said.
The global potato chips market reached EUR26.5bn by the end of 2017, riding an average annual volume percent growth of 5.9% over the 2012-2017 period.
A breakthrough emergency authorisation for Cuprokylt has provided the only fungicide available to organic potato growers for the control of late blight, at a key time of the season.
Belgium’s early crop of potatoes has already been reduced by about a third due to the current Europe-wide heatwave, which especially damaged the size of the potatoes and the roughness of their skins.
When the weather is warmer than 14-22˚C, tuber production is inhibited, reducing potato tuber production, with damaging consequences for both producer and consumer.
La sécheresse des dernières semaines a de lourdes conséquences pour les producteurs de pommes de terre de primeur.
La production de pommes de terre saisonnières a atteint 250 mille tonnes contre 220 mille tonnes au cours de la saison de 2016/2017, soit une progression de 13,6%, selon le ministère de l’Agriculture, dans un communiqué publié vendredi 10 août.
Chipsfabrikant Roger & Roger (R&R) in het Belgische Moeskroen beperkt de productie van chips omdat er onvoldoende aanvoer van aardappelen is.
