Gran Bretaña: UK potato farmers warned of bumper crop this season
According to the industry levy body, AHDB Potatoes, the estimated total area planted with potatoes in Great Britain this season is just short of 300,000 acres.
Europa 11/07/2017
Alemania: Bio Kartoffeln von Starkregen und Kartoffelkäfern geschädigt
Besonders in Norddeutschland, dem größten Anbaugebiet von Bio Kartoffeln bundesweit, wurden durch ergiebige Regenfälle mit über 100l/qm in wenigen Stunden erhebliche Schäden verursacht. Gleichzeitig ist der Kartoffelkäfer auf dem Vormarsch,
Europa 11/07/2017
Francia: French potato acreage continues to increase
Potato acreage increased by 5.3% in 2016 and will again increase by 5.1% this season.
Europa 11/07/2017
Europa: In aumento del 4,6% l’area di produzione delle patate in Europa nordoccidentale
Per l’annata 2017, l’areale coltivato nei paesi NEPG (Produttori di patate dell’Europa nordoccidentale) è stato stimato a 578.821 ettari, il 4,6% in più rispetto all’anno scorso e l’8,3% in più rispetto alla media quinquennale.
Europa 11/07/2017
Nueva Zelanda: The new low carb potato taking New Zealand by storm
A New Zealand low-carbohydrate potato has been on the market for just three weeks, but is already proving to be a major success.
Oceania 03/07/2017
Holanda: Main harvest of Dutch potatoes four weeks later
How big the effects of the drought will be on the new potatoes, differs strongly by grower. "You have growers who irrigate and a group that don’t have that option.
Europa 03/07/2017
Australia: AU potato growers bill the government $500k
Frustrated potato growers have sent the West Australian State Government a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars after the Government dropped an industry funded legal fight against Perth businessman Tony Galati.
Oceania 03/07/2017
Guatemala: EC criticises Spanish measures against Guatemalan potato moth
The European Commission (EC) believes that the measures enforced in Galicia and Spain "will hardly succeed in eradicating" the Guatemalan moth pest currently affecting potatoes.
Latam 03/07/2017