Climate: Potato crops will shift to higher latitudes due to global warming.
The rate of warming has increased to 0.35°C every 10 years, compared to 0.2°C for the period between 1970 and 2015.
Europa 09/08/2026
Spain (Segovia): ASAJA denounces the ruinous situation in the potato sector with costs exceeding €10,000/ha
The dire situation is due to a combination of falling stock prices and a fuel price that they consider prohibitive for the business.
Europa 09/08/2026
Spain (Tenerife): The Island Council promotes the consumption of local potatoes with the slogan ’Make your world spin’.
The Councillor for Primary Sector, Valentín González, emphasizes that the purpose of this initiative is to establish an emotional connection between the consumer and the local product, highlighting the daily effort involved in producing each potato f
Europa 09/08/2026
España (Tenerife): El Cabildo fomenta el consumo de papa local con el lema ‘Haz girar tu mundo’.
El consejero de Sector Primario, Valentín González, subraya que el propósito de esta iniciativa es establecer una conexión emocional entre el consumidor y el producto local, destacando el esfuerzo diario que implica cada papa de Tenerife.
Europa 09/08/2026
Costa Rica: Más de 1.150 familias sostienen la producción de papa local
Cartago y Zarcero concentran la mayor parte de la producción nacional
Latam 09/08/2026
Colombia (Boyacá): "Potato producers are bankrupt"
Farmers in Boyacá are asking the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to fulfill the promises made to the agricultural sector.
Latam 09/08/2026
Spain (Salamanca): The next destination for local potatoes is Portugal
Next week they will begin exporting red varieties to the neighboring country, although the price remains low.
Europa 09/08/2026
Brasil: Por menor disponibilidad, los precios de la cebolla continúan subiendo
En Divinolândia, aproximadamente el 70% de las áreas ya han sido cosechadas.
Latam 08/08/2026