EEUU: Idaho potato production drops 19% but growers expect better prices
Idaho has bounced back to a more normal potato crop this season from its bumper crop last year.
Norte Am. 25/10/2017
Australia: Potato disease remains a threat for Western Australian crop
The blight of the WA potato industry is worse than originally reported and it is unclear how and when things will improve now that WA farmers will have to live with the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and Dickeya dianthicola bacteria.
Oceania 25/10/2017
Europa: New research could greatly improve potato yields
Lancashire based Levity CropScience is set to reveal new research at two national farming Expos in November that could greatly improve potato yields.
Europa 25/10/2017
África: New cooperation to advance potato production in Africa
The International Potato Center (CIP) and BlackPace Africa Group (BPA) executed a Technical and Scientific agreement to advance potato production in Africa.
Africa 25/10/2017
Nueva Zelanda: coltivatori di patate in crisi per troppa pioggia
La chiamano "chipocalypse", l’apocalisse delle patatine dovuta alle forti piogge che nell’ultimo anno hanno devastato la coltura di patate della Nuova Zelanda, rischiando di mettere in ginocchio uno dei settori alimentari più importanti al mondo.
Europa 25/10/2017
Uganda: First batch of GMO potatoes could hit store shelves by 2020
Scientists have said the first batch of locally grown genetically modified potatoes will be on sale in Ugandan markets in 2020.
Africa 25/10/2017
Polonia: Cena ziemniaka spada
Na rynku ziemniaków obserwuje się tendencje spadkowe cen. Wpływa na to zła pogoda, która mocno utrudniła wykopki i spowodowała mniejszą dostępność ziemniaków dobrej jakości.
Europa 25/10/2017
EEUU: US potato sales across all categories see growth
August was a great month for retail potato sales in the United States, with all categories enjoying volume growth when compared to the same four weeks a year ago.
Norte Am. 25/10/2017