El portal de la papa en Argentina
In Canada, the potato crop is progressing well across the province of Ontario. The harvest of early potatoes for the fresh market is expected to start by July 18 in southwestern Ontario, according to potato specialist Eugenia Banks’ latest update.
Dry warmer weather last week was welcomed to alleviate the poor fieldwork conditions in some parts of Ireland. Overall crops are looking good and yields should be boosted by the recent warm spell.
Simplot potato growers in Tasmania met in Deloraine last night and their verdict on the offer from the processor was unanimous.
New season potatoes are gradually becoming available, however, this year’s new season potato prices are somewhat low, with the retail price of less than 2 yuan per kilo.
Krönika. Samtidigt finns krafter inom EU som överväger ett förbud mot att använda åkermark för produktion av biobränslen. Till exempel etanol, biodiesel och biogas.
"La produzione domestica promette bene. Abbiamo patate a sufficienza, ed è per questo che il prezzo sta diminuendo gradualmente.
Research has shown that the potato was introduced to Europe in the 1600s—the first-known plantings were in Spain. The history of the potato in Europe after introduction has not been well studied, however, until now.
Homs – Despite this year’s abundance with potato crop in rural Homs, the farmers’ revenues are almost nonexistent, for the production costs are twice the last year’s and the commodity’s price in the market is fixed, unchanged in the face...