Although the disease appears to be geographically distant from Argentina, any entry of infected material would pose a serious problem for the potato value chain.
Sales of locally produced white potatoes haven’t picked up steam this summer, much less so so far in August.
The head of the Argentine Fruit and Vegetable Union in the Cuyo region, Omar Carrasco, offered a bleak picture of the sector’s situation.
The Spanish agricultural and livestock sector fears a long list of damages as a result of the heat waves, including a reduction in the upcoming olive harvest, in addition to losses from the later potato harvest.
As colheitas devem começar no final de setembro em Porto Rico.
A key milestone that brings the company closer to its grand opening in October.
Potato mop-top virus has been found in crops on Tasmania’s north-west, sparking the launch of an incident response team.
An Indian court has rejected PepsiCo Inc.’s appeal against a decision invalidating a patent for a variety of potatoes grown exclusively for its popular Lay’s potato chips, Reuters reports.
