News on Potato Cultivation

Arranque de patatas esta semana en Honcalada.

July 25, 2024

España: presión por parte de la demanda acelera la cosecha

Actualmente se recogen colombas, que están por encima de los 0,50 euros el kilo, aunque se estima que la producción ha caído un 15%

July 25, 2024

Mundo: el clima y las patatas

Factores climáticos signan la performance de los cultivos alrededor de Europa y por consiguiente los precios de las patatas.

July 25, 2024

Argentina: fuertes heladas afectan cultivos

El invierno más frio de los últimos años trajo consigo fuertes heladas que están afectando los cultivos.

German Palacio Vélez, gerente general de Fedepapa, indicó que el consumo de papa en el país está en 36 kilos por persona.

July 18, 2024

Colombia: malestar popular por los precios de la papa

La federación de productores de papa estuvo en contacto con el gobierno nacional para aliviar la cuestión de cara a los próximos meses.

Gauchitas y Zuelo presentan las primeras papas fritas en aceite de oliva virgen extra de Argentina

July 09, 2024

Argentina: papas chips, extra premium

Argentina continua innovando en materia industrial, esta vez combinando dos productos insignia: papas y aceite de oliva.

July 09, 2024

Colombia: de precios historicamente altos a una caída pronunciada

En el pais caribeño se observaron, en junio, precios récord para el país. Desde entonces, sin embargo, y debido a las cosechas, los precios se han desplomado.

July 09, 2024

Colombia: optimización de la producción no cesa

Syngenta ha introducido en el país un fungicida muy prometedor para el tratamiento y protección de los cultivos.

July 07, 2024

SV Agri teams up with Lightsmith Group backed by US State Department and Nordic Development Fund, to Foster Sustainable Potato Cultivation in Assam and Bihar

Siddhi Vinayak Agri Processing Pvt Ltd (SV Agri) recently spearheaded a pivotal stakeholder consultation workshop on May 15 and 16, 2024.

July 04, 2024

Heatwave Damages Vegetable Crops, Shooting Up Demand for Potatoes Amid Rising Food Inflation in India

While the potato production was less this year, the heatwave made transportation a nightmare, with the supply rotting during the transit.

Never had Western-European potato growers such a difficult planting season. Never has a future harvest seen so many uncertainties!

July 02, 2024

North-western European potato growers: Never such a difficult planting season, never so much uncertainties about the harvest!

Very late and difficult planting conditions and emergence problems on a large scale are cause of concern in some of the main production regions in North-western Europe.

July 02, 2024

Ecuador: día nacional de la papa

El país andino celebró el día de la papa el pasado 29 de junio y conmemoraron la importancia del cultivo.

July 02, 2024

España: comienza la cosecha principal en el norte

En Castilla y León la cosecha se precipita en el marco de una incertidumbre general con respecto a la oferta y la demanda.

Início da colheita da safra está previsto para começo de julho

July 01, 2024

Brasil: rendimientos comprometidos por la temperatura

En Vargem Grande, San Pablo, se espera que los rendimientos de los cultivos se vean afectado debido a las altas temperaturas.

Global Potato Industry Award winners announced at the 12th World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia

June 27, 2024

Nine Potato Industry Award Winners honoured at World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia

Nine Global Potato Industry Award Winners were honoured at the 12th World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia.

Farmers and stakeholders at Iscon Balaji Foods' Himmatnagar plant, the largest French Fries processing plant in India, participating in a training session as part of the Iscon Balaji Gyan Yatra.

June 27, 2024

Iscon Balaji Foods holds exhaustive Iscon Balaji Gyan Yatra for farmers

In a first of its kind initiative by any food processor on the Indian subcontinent, the biggest potato processor from the country, Iscon Balaji Foods, has organised a month-long exhaustive farmers’ training programme to share the best agricultural practices for sustainability in the value chain.

Vultus analyses demonstrate exceptional accuracy in Lyckeby's three-year potato field trials, as confirmed by comparative studies.

June 26, 2024

Comparative studies confirm high accuracy in Vultus analyses during Lyckeby's three-year field trials

Vultus, in collaboration with Lyckeby and Hushållningssällskapet, has developed a satellite image analysis algorithm for precision fertilization in potato farming, demonstrating superior accuracy in predicting leaf nitrogen content in Swedish field trials.