French fry potato prices plummet to price levels where feed potatoes were traded earlier this year. The Fontane listing of PotatoNL plummets this week by 2.50 euros to 5 to 7.50 euros per 100 kilos.
It is part of the international AL-INVEST Verde DPI project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
"By the same date last year, 30% of the total volume had been allocated for export. This year, however, we only reached 20%."
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development of Castile and León has issued an official surveillance recommendation for potato producers due to the widespread detection of early symptoms of mildew in various plots.
O rendimento médio mensal é de 50 t/ha.
Quintero proposes in Parliament that producers should not be paid less than 1.05 euros per kilo, a provision that could be introduced into the food chain law.
The NEPG (United Northern European Potato Growers) reminds growers again that they have to be careful with the cultivation of potatoes.
In the state of Baden-Württemberg, the leafhopper is spreading rapidly and threatening potatoes. Agricultural associations are demanding urgent measures, including the approval of effective plant protection products.
