News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

May 11, 2023

Potato breeder Royal HZPC Group maintains forecasts

Potato breeder HZPC expects turnover to grow 11% from last year (then EUR 352 million (USD 386 million)) with a gross margin of EUR 66,5 million (USD 73 million) (last financial year EUR 63.9 million (USD 70 million).

May 10, 2023

Potato planting in Castilla y Leon reaches its final stretch and it's possible yields fall

The sowing campaign, which started on February 20 with the planting of the short-cycle varieties, has reached its final stretch in the later areas of Leon, Burgos, and Segovia.

May 10, 2023

La producción de patata nueva andaluza se reduce cerca del 35 porciento

La campaña de recolección de patata nueva temprana de Andalucía, principal comunidad productora y exportadora, comienza en estos días en las provincias de Sevilla, Córdoba y Cádiz con unas previsiones de producción de entre el 25 y 35 por ciento menos respecto a la campaña del año anterior.

May 08, 2023

Francisco Moya, presidente de CNIPT: “Las necesidades de patata en el mundo son muy altas”

Hombre de consensos, firme defensor y creyente de las actuaciones a nivel de conjunto, Moya tomó el relevo de la presidencia del CNIPT a finales de 2022.

May 08, 2023

Santiago Domínguez: one of the largest potato producers in Spain

The farmer Santiago Domínguez from Valladolid, achieves everything he proposes after experiencing it firsthand, he has also been a grape harvester and now has a winery: 'The secret is to suffer it, fight it and learn it'

B-hive Innovations is developing a technology that goes beyond imaging the potato plant: potato tubers are inspected using ground penetrating radar.

May 07, 2023

Watch your potatoes grow... Not the plants, the tubers!

Ground-Sensing technology TuberScan - developed by Agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners - is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season.

May 03, 2023

Disminuye la producción de patata valenciana

Ante la situación de subida de costes y disminución de la producción por la sequía, AVA-ASAJA insta a los operadores comerciales –especialmente a las cadenas de la distribución alimentaria– y al conjunto de los consumidores que den prioridad a la compra de la patata valenciana.

May 03, 2023

Sicilian new potatoes - production deficit due to climate change

The Sicilian new potato season started a few weeks ago. Davide Prietto Batturi's company from Syracuse is among the businesses that specialize in this product.

May 03, 2023

Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price for its potatoes

Potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average price indication of EUR 35.50 (USD 39.20) per 100 kg for all supplied kilos of 28 mm upwards for seed potatoes from the 2022 harvest.

May 02, 2023

Galicia, España: La sequía amenaza con encarecer aún más la patata

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.

May 01, 2023

Patatas que crecen junto a los eucaliptos en A Laracha, el nuevo proyecto de Hijos de Rivera con la Universidad de A Coruña

El proyecto de la Cátedra de Hijos de Rivera junto con la Fundación Galicia Sustentable en Montemaior experimenta con el aprovechamiento de los suelos afectados por la explotación intensiva de este árbol para producir alimentos.

May 01, 2023

Bosch BASF Smart Farming is now ONE SMART SPRAY

Bosch BASF Smart Farming, the joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technology, announced its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY.

April 30, 2023

Grimme UK repeating one-to-one Exacta demos for potato growers

Following the success of last year’s demonstration programme, GRIMME UK is once again giving people a chance to see the GL 420 Exacta potato planter in operation.

April 28, 2023

Farmers urged to check the efficiency of protected urea fertilisers

In light of the new rules in the United Kingdom on the use of inhibited urea, announced on 22 March, farmers are being encouraged to check levels of efficiency when purchasing urea, to maximise their investment when complying to new regulations.

Minister tells Thomson Seed Potato Exports to Northern Ireland to resume in autumn

April 26, 2023

Seed Potato Exports from Scotland to Northern Ireland said to resume in autumn

Gordon MP Richard Thomson has been advised by DEFRA that new requirements which will allow quality Scottish seed potatoes back into their Northern Irish markets are expected to be in place for autumn this year.

April 25, 2023

Breakthrough in fight against devastating potato disease

Potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. But potato world production is threatened by potato late blight

April 25, 2023

Europatat Congress 2023 – Main speakers confirmed!

On 6 June 2023, under the slogan 'The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade', the first-time ever Polish edition of the Europatat Congress will focus on the impact of current geopolitics for international agri-food trade