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Future Farming reports that a recent German study has shed light on the best field robots available on the European market for potato cultivation: the Robotti LR and Robotti 150 D.
GB Potatoes, the new industry body which aims to represent the views of the potato sector and champion British produce, is calling for more growers and processors to join the not-for-profit organisation.
The UK potato sector has been going through a better spell this year, but it did take a long time for the potato shortage to feed back to growers as there was still crop from the previous year on the market and the prices didn’t increase until around
Potatoes prices have reached record levels for the year and are trading at 77% higher than a year ago. This week, the prices again increased, reaching R81,67/10kg, Johnny van der Merwe, managing director of AM Trends, reported.
The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) reports a preliminary increase in the area of ware potatoes by 2 to 3 percent, a figure slightly higher than the record area in 2020.
The UK’s Food Department, Defra, recently released its potato production figures for 2022/23, reporting a decline of 6.4% compared to 2021/22, a total of 4.8 million tonnes.
Le ministère de l’Agriculture étudie la possibilité de lever l’interdiction d’exporter des pommes de terre vers les pays africains, imposée en février dernier pour protéger le marché intérieur.
Zájem o pěstování brambor se v Česku dlouhodobě snižuje. V roce 2022 zemědělci bramborami osázeli jen 21 680 hektarů. V uplynulých letech se změnila i spotřeba a chování zákazníků.