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The new generation of potato varieties is performing better and better under extreme climate conditions such as drought, according to the recent sustainability report of potato breeder HZPC

Durante más de 50 años esta compañía familiar ha centrado sus esfuerzos en lograr un producto de altísima calidad; siendo como es la patata un producto natural.

Todo apunta a que se mantendrá la superficie con unas 4.000 hectáreas en Salamanca y 17.000 en Castilla y León. Incertidumbre por el efecto de la invasión rusa de Ucrania.

El ritmo de trabajo en los campos de A Limia en este inicio de la campaña avanza con normalidad, pero no deja de sobrevolarlos una incertidumbre provocada por la subida del gasóleo y los fertilizantes.

El conflicto ruso-ucraniano, que ya lleva 40 días, parece estar cambiando los hábitos alimentarios de los consumidores italianos.

The skyrocketing energy prices in 2022 are a huge challenge for potato growers. After all, ensuring good storage conditions in storage areas with the aid of fans and cooling installations costs a lot of electricity.

Juan Manuel Coello, con 20 años en sector y Director de Operaciones de Patatas Meléndez ha sido nombrado como experto de la Comisión Nacional de Evaluación de Variedades de Patata.

La imparable alza de los costes y las consecuencias directas e indirectas de la guerra de Ucrania, preocupan al sector de cara a la próxima campaña de comercialización.

La incertidumbre sobrevuela al sector de patata. Los productores de A Limia temen no poder competir contra tubérculos de terceros países en un momento de alza de costes.

Scotts Precision Manufacturing Ltd will be exhibiting for the first time next at Fruit Logistica 2022, Europe’s premier Fruit and vegetable exhibition, held in Berlin from 5th – 7th of April in Hall 5.1 B22.

After 20 months of service as the first elected chairman of the NEPG, the Dutchman Jaap Botma from Friesland stopped as scheduled. Jaap was an arable farmer (seed potatoes, sugar beets, onions, cereals, …) for 28 years.

A meeting of Scottish seed potato growers in Forfar this week has agreed to set up a co-op to represent the sector. The new body, which is as yet unnamed, aims to deliver four outcomes for the seed potato sector

A deal to export 2,000t of Scottish seed potatoes to Russia has been scrapped by PepsiCo following criticism of the arrangement. The food and drinks company said "a couple of lorries" had already left Scottish farms this week, but following discussion with growers, the decision had been made to stop future shipments.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, potato markets have been somewhat resistant with uncertainty expected for the coming recent weeks, North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) says in a news release.

Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths with true one-pass combination planting.

Grote Company, a manufacturer of reliable, top-quality food slicing and assembly equipment, announced that it has opened a new facility in The Netherlands to better serve EU (European Union) customers. The facility features a parts warehouse and service center.

The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development held an "Exchange of views on the disruption in the EU-GB trade in seed potatoes" to which Europatat was invited to speak.