El portal de la papa en Argentina
Omar Carrasco, head of the Argentine Fruit and Vegetable Union, warned about the difficult situation facing producers due to the disparity between production costs and retail prices.
La oferta debería mantenerse alta en las próximas semanas.
Cinco días después del paro arrocero, el Ministerio de Agricultura instala la Mesa Técnica Nacional de Papa para articular la producción.
Five days after the rice strike, the Ministry of Agriculture established the National Potato Technical Committee to coordinate production.
En papa se han registrado ataques importantes en tubérculos semilla, inclusive la severidad de algunos obligó a la replantación de estos
Part of the ’local’ tubers from the summer harvest are still stored and have no commercial outlet, but that, despite the farmers’ request to delay imports, does not prevent many shelves from displaying the product from abroad.
Purple Tip is a disease that causes alterations such as: decreased photosynthetic capacity, impaired nutrient and reserve transport, and malformation and abortion of flowers and fruits.
It spreads rapidly, transmits pathogens, and causes massive crop losses: the reed glasswing. Will this have consequences for food prices and consumers?