Irlanda: Gene-edited blight-resistant potato breakthrough a "game-changer"
CRISPR/Cas technology makes the breeding of new, improved varieties faster and more precise.
Europa 24/05/2023
Gales: North Wales chips shops suffer from potato shortages and price hikes
Through his business, Peter Gwyn and Sons Quality Potatoes, Peter Gwyn has supplied potatoes in North Wales for over 30 years. But he is now seeing things that he has never experienced.
Europa 24/05/2023
Europa: European potato demand remains strong despite soaring prices
The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Processing Potatoes EXW Netherlands were assessed at €420/mt on 16th May 2023, representing a 66% year-on-year increase.
Europa 24/05/2023
Países Bajos: Verrotte aardappelen door piekbuien bij Groningse akkerbouwer
Akkerbouwer Peter Harry Mulder in het Groningse Muntendam moet noodgedwongen een deel van zijn aardappelareaal overpoten. Door twee flinke regenbuien op 5 en 6 mei sloegen de ruggen plat en verrotten gepote zetmeelaardappelen in de grond.
Europa 24/05/2023
Bélgica: Aardappelen laat gepoot, maar nu rendementsverlies voorspellen is te vroeg
Het natte voorjaar zorgde ervoor dat veel aardappelen later de grond in gaan. Dit betekent niet automatisch dat er rendementsverlies zal zijn.
Europa 24/05/2023
Sudáfrica: Price of fries set to go up in South Africa
Aiming to prevent further dumping on the South African Customs Union (Sacu) market, the International .
Africa 24/05/2023
Europa: The battle against viral diseases: Novel strategies for antiviral resistance in potatoes
This article was written by Jorge Luis Alonso G., an information consultant specializing in the potato crop
Europa 24/05/2023
Sudáfrica: ‘From waste to wealth’: South African potato industry aims to unlock the potential of cull potatoes
Potatoes South Africa, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, has secured funding from the Department of Science and Innovation for a project aimed at creating a new value chain for waste or ‘cull’ potatoes – those too small, low-quality,
Africa 24/05/2023