Cadena de Suministro de Papas de Europa

Agosto 01, 2022

Norte de Castilla: Las altas temperaturas castigan la producción de patatas, cuyos arranques son generalizados

Los arranques de patatas en las variedades tempranas ya se han generalizado en Castilla y León. Colombas, ágatas o algunas rojas son los pintorescos nombres de la mercancía que, a día de hoy, está en el mercado.

Julio 29, 2022

Castilla y León: La patata de media estación 'da la cara' en julio, mientras el consumo se anima

Castilla y León lleva ya varias semanas recogiendo patatas de media estación, como la variedad Colomba. Es patata con buena sanidad y con calidad, además de con buenos rendimientos por hectárea.

Julio 27, 2022

MP renews call for deal to get Scottish seed potato exports back

Gordon MP Richard Thomson has again called on the UK Government to get a deal in place that would see the resumption of exports of Scottish seed potatoes to the EU and Northern Ireland.

Estonian farmers start cereal, potato harvest

Julio 23, 2022

Farmers in Estonia have started cereal, potato harvest

Farmers in Central Estonia have started the cereal and potato harvest. Despite the cool spring and dry summer, this year's results are good. Potatoes from the Rebase Farm near Aravete have already reached the market, Friday's "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported.

Julio 22, 2022

Heatwave to push up price of chips (French Fries), say UK potato farmers

In the United Kingdom the price of French fries (UK: chips) is set to increase after recent high temperatures ravaged crops, potato growers have warned. Farmers said the heatwave had added to pressures caused by rising costs linked to the war in Ukraine.

Julio 20, 2022

European Association for Potato Research (EAPR) awards Honorary Memberships to Mike Storey and Kazimiera Zgórska

The European Association for Potato Research (EAPR) Council has awarded two honorary memberships to celebrate people with outstanding achievements in potato research and significant contributions to the association.

Newtec Optical sorters, here applied for potatoes to be packed for retail

Julio 18, 2022

Newtec’s Optical Sorting Solution ideal for packers of table potatoes

Newtec’s weighing, sorting and packing solutions offer reliability and efficiency of production for customers in the food industry, such as potato packers.

Julio 15, 2022

España: Apuesta lagunera por el consumo de las papas tinerfeñas

El pleno aprueba una moción del gobierno local que solicita limitar la entrada de papa de fuera. El Ayuntamiento de La Laguna apuesta por fomentar el consumo y producción de la papa tinerfeña.

Julio 11, 2022

Harvesting early and yields below average for La Patata dal Cuore Veneto in Italy

The main obstacle in this area is drought, as it rained very little in the winter making the potato harvest particularly difficult and costly, further affecting production costs that are already 30% higher than they used to be.

Julio 10, 2022

Tenerife, España: La Asociación de Desarrollo Rural Icod de los Trigos-San Juan de la Rambla apoya las movilizaciones en defensa de la papa local

La Asociación de Desarrollo Local Icod de los Trigos- San Juan de la Rambla cree que las reuniones y movilizaciones de los agricultores de la isla son tremendamente necesarias para reivindicar un precio justo de nuestra papa, además de propiciar la autonomía de nuestra gente del campo.

Despite unpredictable market, slight increase in seed potato final price for growers

Junio 30, 2022

Despite unpredictable market, HZPC realized a slight increase in seed potato price for its growers

The price paid to HZPC Holland’s seed potato growers for the 2021 harvest is EUR 33,70 (about USD 35) per 100 kilo. This is slightly above the forecast price of EUR 33,10 (about USD 34.7) published last spring.

Junio 30, 2022

NEPG: New potato season about to begin with many uncertainties

Mid-May, many potato growers in North-western Europe were hoping for an end of season with prices around EUR 30/100 kg, but rain brought a stop to that hope…

Junio 29, 2022

España: La situación del sector de la patata de Castilla y León, a debate

El consejero de Agricultura, Ganadería y Desarrollo Rural, Gerardo Dueñas, se ha reunido con los representantes de la Organización Interprofesional de la Patata de Castilla y León (Oipacyl). La finalidad es conocer de primera mano la realidad de esta asociación, única en España, y evaluar sus necesidades y futuros retos.

Junio 28, 2022

Castilla y León: Los rendimientos de la patata han mejorado un 80 porciento en los últimos 40 años

Según se recoge en una reciente publicación de la Interprofesional de la Patata de Francia, la mejora de rendimientos de la patata, en las últimas cuatro décadas, ha sido muy inferior al del resto de cultico.

Junio 27, 2022

Grimme unveils six new machines at its first farm days event

Last week more than 2,700 farmers and growers from across Europe attended Grimme's first ever Farm Days event, with six machines taking centre stage at the Grimme farm in Cappeln Germany.

Mega machine convoy leaves AVR Roeselare for Denmark

Junio 23, 2022

AVR bvba ships eight potato harvesters to Denmark in convoy

The West Flemish potato machinery manufacturer is set to deliver none less than eight harvesters from Roeselare to its Danish dealer this week.

Junio 19, 2022

Fundamental change in blight strains impacting Irish potato crops

There is a major displacement of potato-blight strain populations taking place in Ireland at the present time. Speaking on a recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast.

Junio 18, 2022

Multiple high-quality genomes assembled from 24 wild and 20 cultivated potato varieties

An international research team featuring the James Hutton Institute has shed further light on the evolution and biology of potatoes as a genetically complex global food crop.