Holanda: European drought: Starch supplier Avebe braces for “historically low potato harvest”
Avebe is increasing the advance payment for potatoes to €67 a ton to mitigate the impact of extreme drought and high temperatures.
Europa 02/10/2018
Chipre: Potato shortage leads to soaring prices
Serious shortages in the supply of locally produced potatoes have led to soaring prices and to an increasing dependence on equally expensive imported produce.
Europa 02/10/2018
EEUU: After months of struggling, Sterzing’s ’as close as we’re going to get’ to potato chip that resembles old recipe
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring a gradual phase-out of trans fats in food. The artery-clogging additive is widely considered the worst kind of fat for the heart and can lead to heart attacks and death.
Norte Am. 02/10/2018
China: Season of harvest: Rural e-commerce helps boost potato farmers’ livelihood
Small potatoes can make a big difference. As China prepares to celebrate its first farmers’ harvest festival on September 23, potato growers in Chengde City, north China’s Hebei Province have been busy digging up their "golden nuggets."
Asia 02/10/2018
Italia: È nato il consorzio che coltiva e tutela le patate dei Walser di Formazza
Si è conclusa la fase di avvio lanciata due anni fa per affermare sul mercato la produzione
Europa 02/10/2018
Polonia: Blisko połowa krajowej uprawy ziemniaka zagrożona suszą
Występujące warunki pogodowe w kolejnym już monitorowanym okresie (od 21 lipca do 20 września) 2018 roku powodowały w zachodniej części Polski dalsze zwiększenie deficytu wody dla roślin, czego wynikiem jest występowanie suszy wśród monitorowanych
Europa 02/10/2018
Bélgica: Colruyt expands direct partnership with Belgian potato farmers
Since 18 September, Colruyt and OKay customers were able to find potatoes that resulted from a close partnership between the Colruyt Group and 16 local farmers. This concerns 5kg bags of Boni Selection Friet (Fries) and Everyday Zachtkokend.
Europa 02/10/2018
Gran Bretaña: Six months to Brexit: Separation could “cripple” the potato industry and be “the nail in the coffin” for sheep farmers
Import tariffs would “cripple” the potato industry and lead to Holland squeezing out Scotland as a competitor, the boss of Strathmore Potatoes says.
Europa 02/10/2018