When we think of healthy vegetables, we don’t think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of foods to avoid, especially
It has been one year since the U.S. border was closed to P.E.I. potatoes, and potato growers say they are still feeling the impact.
The Mintec Benchmark Prices for packing potatoes in the UK declined by 5% month-on-month (m-o-m), to GBP 190/MT on the week of 23 November.
Volgens voorlopige cijfers van het Duitse ’Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft’ (BZL) consumeerde iedere Duitser in verkoopseizoen 2021/22 20,3 kilogram consumptieaardappelen (-3,7 kilogram) en 35,8 kilogram bewerkte aardappelproducten.
De POC is doorlopend bezig om de kostprijs voor zijn leden en de rest van de sector in beeld te brengen om daarmee te zorgen dat er een gezonde consumptieaardappelmarkt ontstaat.
Idaho is the top potato producing state in the United States. Almost one-third of the nation’s potatoes are grown in the Snake River Plain, a belt of low-lying land that extends across southern Idaho.
The USDA has published a draft report for public consultation assessing pathways of introduction for potato wart from Canada into the United States.
Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin has urged UK Government to involve Scottish agriculture and Scottish Government on trade decisions affecting the sector.
