Australia: Biosecurity Tasmania confirms Australia’s first case of potato mop-top virus on Tasmanian farm
Potato mop-top virus has been found in crops on Tasmania’s north-west, sparking the launch of an incident response team.
Oceania 14/08/2025
India: PEPSICO LOSES! The company won’t have exclusive rights to a potato variety. How is that possible?
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.
Europa 14/08/2025
Poland’s: The scandal surrounding the stress-resistant potato. This is what KPO money was used for.
The "stressed potato" scandal erupted in connection with subsidies paid under the National Recovery Plan.
Europa 14/08/2025
Netherlands: Potato and French fry processor CêlaVíta has gone bankrupt
Potato producer CêlaVíta has gone bankrupt, Omroep Gelderland reports. Employees were informed of the bankruptcy on Tuesday afternoon, August 12th. The company had been struggling financially for some time.
Europa 14/08/2025
Belgium: Potato prices are plummeting, growers are worried
Potato prices are plummeting, ten times lower than last year. With consumption declining and harvesting costs remaining unchanged, farmers are worried, particularly about the renegotiation of contracts with the potato and chip industries.
Europa 13/08/2025
Netherlands: Potatoes are early, yield seems average
Potatoes are extremely early this year, but yields are still average. This can be concluded from various harvest estimates and trial harvests.
Europa 13/08/2025
Netherlands: Not 150, but 15 euros per tonne, potato prices take a sharp dive
The good weather is favorable for the harvest, but demand from the industry has plummeted. "With this price, you can’t even cover the cost of harvesting."
Europa 13/08/2025
Germany (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania): Things are looking good for the tuber
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is considered the cradle of the potato, with ideal growing conditions. The harvest traditionally begins in August. The outlook is good, almost too good. The market is threatened by a potato glut.
Europa 13/08/2025