News on Potato Prices

En Brasil los precios aumentan debido a la temporada de lluvias.

En Brasil aumentan los precios debido a las grandes lluvias y altas temperaturas.

Una foto del mercado global de la papa de cara a circunstancias climáticas adversas en el hemisferio norte.

Cae el precio de la papa en Brasil debido a problemas de calidad.

With national elections scheduled for January 7, 2024, the Bangladesh government has implemented measures to address the alarming surge in potato prices.

Bangladesh Commerce Ministry, in a report, says high prices are the result of price manipulation by a syndicate of cold-storage owners.

Morocco, as one of the leading global suppliers of fruits and vegetables, is increasing its exports of fruit and vegetable products, but this is not the case for the Moroccan fresh potato exports.

La restricción que afectaba la importación de papas desde el Reino Unido a las Islas Canarias ha llegado a su fin, y según informó Narvay Quintero—consejero de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Canarias—los efectos ya se sienten entre los consumidores.

Since the beginning of the week, potato prices in Ukraine have decreased significantly. The main reason for negative trends in the potato market was the beginning of harvesting in the key production regions and, as a result, an increase in the potato supply.

United States potato exports reached record value and volume in the 12-month period from July 2022 – June 2023. Export values increased 19.05% to USD 2.2 billion, and export volume increased 3.85% to 3.3 million metric tons (fresh weight equivalent).

What happens when Asia’s biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way.

United States retail dollar sales of potatoes increased 16.8% July 2022 – June 2023, which closed with a strong quarter (April – June 2023) that saw retail dollar sales growth of 14.5% compared to the same period last year.

Frequent power outages in Bangladesh are driving up the costs of potato storage, ultimately burdening people already struggling with escalating prices of essential food items.

Potato retail sales increased 16.0% in sales but decreased in volume by -4.4% from January - March 2023 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite a decrease, volume sales remain above pre-pandemic levels.

Idaho potatoes make it far into Asian markets, but Japan has yet to open its doors to the Gem State’s most famous export.

La primera semana de mayo comenzó en Andalucía (En Sevilla, fundamentalmente, aunque también en Córdoba, Cádiz y Huelva) la campaña de recolección de patata nueva temprana que, junto a la recolectada en el campo de Cartagena, es la primera patata europea que llega en volúmenes significativos a los mercados para suplir la patata de conservación, casi toda de origen francés.

La semana 14 del año, la primera de abril, ha dejado una marca histórica en el precio en origen de la patata en España: 0,66 euros el kilo, un 65% más de los 0,4 euros por kilo de la misma referencia en 2022.

In 2022, United States potato exports reached a record USD 2.1 billion in sales. Compared to 2021, volume sales declined -4.2% but were higher than 2018 and 2020 (fresh weight equivalent).