Czech Republic: The price of potatoes has fallen below seven crowns.
Farmers are having a hard time selling potatoes this year. There is a surplus on the market and prices have dropped significantly.
Europa 03/11/2025
Germany: Potatoes rot in the fields of Lower Saxony
Despite, or perhaps because of, a record harvest, the potato crisis has arrived. Potatoes are rotting in Lower Saxony’s fields – and the problem is largely self-inflicted.
Europa 03/11/2025
U.K.: High irrigation costs are causing potato growers to question the future.
Fred Searle speaks to Greens of Soham MD William Shakeshaft to hear about the main challenges and opportunities for the Cambridgeshire-based potato producer, from water security to sustainable technologies
Europa 03/11/2025
Netherlands: Three companies launch their own ethylene concept for seed potato storage
Ten Brinke, Theunisse, and Hoogland are jointly launching Potato-e. This is a new and improved concept using ethylene storage for seed potato cultivation.
Europa 02/11/2025
Belgium: Potato harvests are exceptional… but the price is not falling in stores: how can this be explained?
This year’s potato harvest is exceptional. Potatoes are plentiful… causing prices to plummet on the open market, but not in supermarkets. How can this difference be explained?
Europa 02/11/2025
Brasil: Aún con la oferta en baja, los precios de la papa varían poco
Con la cosecha de invierno llegando a su fin, la oferta es menos intensa.
Latam 01/11/2025
Brasil: Las lluvias ponen en alerta a los productores de cebolla del sur
La cosecha de cebolla 2025/26 en Paraná avanza, pero las lluvias de esta semana (27-31 de octubre) ralentizaron las actividades en Guarapuava e Irati.
Latam 01/11/2025
Bangladesh: Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh, borrowed from a local credit firm and a relative, to grow potatoes on seven acres.
Asia 01/11/2025