
Spain (Salamanca): Urgency and lack of solutions hit potato prices
Varieties that do not sell and do not cover production costs
Varieties that do not sell and do not cover production costs
In other places such as Calahorra, the crop has better prospects, although the delay in sowing due to the rains was also affected.
An oversupply of the tuber, driven by a planting that reached 8,000 hectares and excellent yields, has left producers facing economic losses. The situation is being replicated in other provinces.
In the districts of General Caballero and Ybytymí, an estimated 20% of potato crops were lost due to blight.
Potato seeds found in cold storage in Victoria have tested positive for the exotic mop-top virus.
Producers report the best yields per hectare in the last decade
The Ministry of Rural Development and Lands (MDRyT) delivered two tons of organic fertilizers and agricultural bioinputs this Tuesday to improve potato productivity and production in the municipality of Incahuasi, Chuquisaca.
Some 400 producers from the Iriarte I and Iriarte II companies are preparing to harvest the first batch of potatoes next week.