Potatoes SA has warned against panic over potato supply amid a year of adverse weather. In 2024, potatoes reached record-high prices as black frost in Limpopo and drought in the Free State curtailed harvests towards the end of winter.
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2024 has been a good year for the potato sector. So much so, that there is growing interest in potato cultivation, to the detriment of other crops.
Willie Jacobs, CEO of Potatoes South Africa, addressed concerns regarding potato supply, emphasizing the resilience of South Africa’s potato production system.
Despite sometimes difficult harvest conditions, most potato growers in the EU-4 (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France) have managed to bring in their harvest. According to Viaverda (formerly PCA), the number of contracts delivered is significantl
Maatschap Wortelboer in Jipsingboertange, Groningen, has started the 2025 calendar year by loading starch potatoes for Aviko Rixona in Venray.
Faced with the worsening damage caused by wireworm larvae, it is urgent to better understand these pests, as is rethinking control strategies on a rotation scale.
El presidente Luis Arce considera que se trata de una obra clave para mejorar la producción agrícola en el país.
