
Europe: Potato acreage in Belgium increases by 6 percent
The area under potato consumption in Belgium will grow by 6,000 hectares this year, reaching a total of 106,000 hectares.
The area under potato consumption in Belgium will grow by 6,000 hectares this year, reaching a total of 106,000 hectares.
KeyGene’s 2S1® technique allows desirable traits from two varieties to be combined in a single plant with genetic stability.
Grimme presents the new generation of its two-row self-propelled Varitron series. The focus of this renewal was on the new cab with a revised operating concept and several improvements to the product flow for vegetable and potato harvesting.
Attempts to increase the pace of harvest combined with the arrival of foreign bulbs are detrimental to prices.
Productivity declined due to the intense heat between February and March. Special Agata potatoes averaged R$82.00 per 25 kg bag at the São Paulo (SP) wholesale market (up 24%).
A produtividade diminui devido ao calor intenso entre fevereiro e março. A batata Ágata especial registrou média de R$ 82,00/saca de 25 kg no atacado de São Paulo (SP) (+24%).
Tentativas de aumentar o ritmo da colheita combinadas com a chegada de bulbos estrangeiros são prejudiciais aos preços.
Potato oversupply hits farmers in northern Sinaloa; water shortages in the northern part of the state have completely changed the region’s agricultural landscape.