Potato NL has increased the price quotation for potatoes suitable for chips this week by 2 euros per 100 kilos. A quotation of 21.50 to 35 euros per 100 kilos has been set for this category.
The 2024 production campaign marks an important milestone for the French potato sector.
Safra de batatas avança com colheita e plantio
At the Onion Theme Day in Dronten, Marco Groenewold discussed onion cultivation and trade in Senegal. Born in Portugal but raised in the Netherlands, he set up a cultivation company here in 2011 for Van Oers (now Primeale United)
In Canada, potato harvests are flourishing, yet the United States anticipates a 5% decline in potato production for 2023, with projections showing 417.8 million hundredweight and an average yield of 453 hundredweight per acre.
The global potato industry witnessed significant contributions from diverse regions in 2023, with new data from FAOSTAT shedding light on production trends across continents and countries.
A comprehensive review article published in Heliyon, titled "Bioethanol production from potatoes in India: A SWOT analysis," evaluates the feasibility of converting surplus and non-marketable potatoes into bioethanol.
Belgium is one of the leaders in the potato sector. However, its farmers, like Polish producers and processors, face many challenges.
