El portal de la papa en Argentina
Científicos checos están examinando patatas traídas de América Latina con el fin de ennoblecer la especie centroeuropea. La nueva variedad, que debería ser más sabrosa y resistente, podría deleitar el paladar de los checos dentro de unos 10 años.
Alta oferta e fim de mês reduz vendas
Poland is the only country in the EU where the export of potatoes is restricted, which is why it continues to be the main focus of the entire Polish industry.
AHDB Potatoes has now produced provisional estimates of planted areas by variety for Great Britain for 2016. These are shown below with comparisons to the five previous seasons – for the full breakdown of the top 50 varieties click here.
Several experts on potato crops stated in Panama that global warming destroyed between 10% and 20% of Latin America’s annual potato production and that it had become the main threat faced by this crop, even more than the late blight, an aggressive
Australia’s food regulator has called for submissions as it reviews a genetically-modified potato designed to produce less chemicals when fried.
Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.
The maximum limit for a key sprout suppressant has been further reduced for the coming spud storage season, farmers are being warned.