The province of Mostaganem recorded a "record" yield for the harvest of early and seasonal potatoes for the 2024-2025 agricultural season, the wilaya services indicated on Tuesday.
Icelandic farmers experienced one of their worst potato harvests in over three decades. In 2024, they harvested 5,514 tons, according to Statistics Iceland, a significant decrease from the 7,298 tons harvested the year before.
For the second consecutive year seed potato availability is an issue for UK potato growers.
The rains are taking their toll on the region, flooding crops. Cereal crops are the most affected, although the flooding is also affecting potato crops.
Las lluvias hacen mella en la comarca al inundar cosechas. El cereal es el principal perjudicado, aunque la anegación también afecta a la siembra de patata
COAG has denounced the "distribution chains" flooding shelves with potatoes from Israel and Egypt in the midst of the new potato campaign in Murcia and Andalusia "to delay the purchase of domestic produce, saturate the market, and force a decline in
COAG ha denunciado que las "cadenas de distribución" inundan los lineales de patata de Israel y Egipto en plena campaña de patata nueva en Murcia y Andalucía "para retrasar la compra del producto nacional, saturar el mercado y forzar a la baja.
Destacaron que a fin de año los precios volverán a bajar y los perjudicados serán los pequeños y medianos productores.
