Due to a risk of food poisoning, potatoes cooked with garlic are being recalled after being sold in December 2024 throughout France. They were marketed by Carrefour, Intermarché and Système U.
The ban on Ukrainian potatoes in Europe will remain in place for a long time due to the dissemination of inaccurate production figures.
The potato year was once again very challenging for producers. In the spring, it was difficult to obtain enough seed potatoes because the seed potato harvest in 2023 was low.
Members of the Khatra Potato Seed Group met Dr SS Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), to extend an invitation for their upcoming farmer training programme and inauguration of Gill Potato Seed Manuke Tissue Culture Laboratory
The President of the German Farmers’ Association, Joachim Rukwied, warns of serious crop failures in potatoes due to the lack of use of pesticides.
According to the UNPT, if the results of the 2024 potato campaign are not exceptional, the future of the tuber for 2025 seems bright. But we should not confuse speed with haste.
The Regional Commission for Agricultural Development (CRDA) of Gafsa announced an end-of-season potato harvest estimated at 13,664 tonnes, grown on a total area of 854 hectares.
Poland used to be a potato powerhouse. Today, fewer potatoes are produced in the EU as a whole than in Poland alone.
