Brasil: Agosto termina com preços baixos da batata
Vargem Grande do Sul deve ter um ritmo forte de colheita em setembro.
Vargem Grande do Sul deve ter um ritmo forte de colheita em setembro.
Sobras e descartes complicam o marketing.
Potato prices continue to fall. The supply of potatoes is enormous and demand is approaching zero.
The movement of Tasmanian potatoes to the mainland could be restricted after the second detection of potato mop-top virus in the island state.
The abundant potato harvest is worrying potato growers in the province. They’re left with a large portion of the harvest. And for the potatoes they do sell, they only get a few cents.
"We started harvesting on July 17th and we’ve harvested less than other years in eight days."
The tour - awarded by INIA Carillanca and supported by FIA - aimed to teach 14 farmers about native varieties and agroecological management.
Mountains of potatoes that risk ending up in the trash. In Walloon warehouses, stocks are so high that last year’s harvests are threatening to rot due to lack of outlets.