El portal de la papa en Argentina
The heat wave in Germany also affects the harvest of potato varieties needed to make potato crisps. Due to the special climatic situation, there is the threat of 30 percent crop failures.
This year’s yields of the East German potato fields will be significantly lower than usual. Due to the drought, the local producers are already expecting losses of around one third, said a spokesman for the agricultural cooperative Langenchursdorf
The scorching weather from the last two months has plagued farmers and especially potato growers across the country, who anticipate production shortages as a result.
The Austrian table potato market continues to be the same as in previous weeks: precipitation in the last week improved the harvest conditions regionally, but the scarce availability of domestic potatoes does not change that much.
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Las papas están aparentemente lejos de ser sabor del mes. Rechazadas por los jóvenes y los “comedores sanos”, las ventas están cayendo en picada. Pero, ¿qué ha hecho la papa para merecer un trato tan desagradable?
Es una de las plagas más perjudiciales del cultivo de la papa y es clasificada como cuarentenaria y provoca una disminución del potencial productivo.
Over the next few weeks, harvesting will be the main activity in Skagit Valley’s potato fields. It’s been a hot summer but potato growers are finding ways to make it work for them.