El portal de la papa en Argentina
With temperatures averaging 10.5degC in October, according to Met Office statistics, potatoes are particularly vulnerable to sprouting and disease this autumn, visitors to BP2015 were advised.
Compared to last year more potatoes have been grown in Turkey this season and because of this the product will be cheaper.
According to the Canadian publication, The Guardian, the PEI government is putting a $1- billion industry at risk by its decision to walk away from an effective but largely taxpayer-funded disinfectant program for bacterial ring rot.
A late decision by Egyptian importers to ban seed potato imports over 55mm has had major impact on British growers
There has been a surge in potato prices in recent weeks, though observers say this is temporary, till the next season’s crop arrives.
The most recent forecast of this year’s potato crop has production for Northwest potato-producing states down this season when compared to the previous harvest. The dip is related to warm weather throughout the year, though the effects of that weathe
More potatoes are being grown in Canada and Manitoba is largely responsible for the increase, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.
Potato growers are doing well in Grant County, as far as agriculture goes, and Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington Potato Commission, says that the job for the future is finding ways to stay in the sweet spot.