EEUU: Retail potato sales soar in the US
Potatoes USA reports that retail potato sales are soaring, increasing 31% in dollar sales and 32% in volume sales between March 16, 2020 and June 14, 2020, according to IRI.
Norte Am. 22/07/2020
Nigeria: Maximising Nigeria’s potential in potato production, industrialisation
Nigeria has huge potential in many arable crops, including grains, cereals and pulses. To its credit, the country is the largest producer of cassava tubers and yam in the world. It is also the largest producer of sweet potato in West Africa and ranks
Africa 21/07/2020
Alemania: Corona und die Kartoffel
Keine öffentlichen Veranstaltungen, kein Bedarf an Pommes: Dies bekommen die Landwirte zu spüren. Ihre Kartoffellager sind viel voller als sonst um diese Jahreszeit.
Europa 21/07/2020
Canadá: Total 2020 Canadian potato acreage estimated at 363,470 acres
Statistics Canada has released its first estimate of potato acreage in Canada, compiled from data obtained from its survey of potato growers in Canada.
Norte Am. 21/07/2020
Italia: 36% increase in hectares for Pdo potatoes from Bologna
In 2019, potatoes were paid more than peaches and nectarines in Emilia Romagna. The consequence is a stark increase of potato crops and a drop of fruit orchards.
Europa 21/07/2020
Sudáfrica: Potatoes South Africa joins World Potato Congress
The World Potato Congress Inc. Board of Directors has stated it is very pleased to announce Potatoes South Africa as WPC’s first Sustaining Partner from Africa.
Africa 21/07/2020
EEUU: Spud Scoop newsletter: Late blight severity, herbicide injury and aphid trap counts
NDSU Extension and University of Minnesota last week introduced a new growing season newsletter that will combine information of importance to potato growers.
Norte Am. 21/07/2020
Camboya: Mondulkiri eyes potato production opportunity
The Director of the Mondulkiri Department of Agriculture Song Kheang said the province should capitalise on the increasing demand for potatoes in Cambodia, caused by the continued rise in fast food chains.
Africa 21/07/2020