News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

May 30, 2019

Potatoes: Facts and Preservation

The Potato (Solanum tuberosum) plant is native to Upper Peru and northeastern Bolivia. There, under adverse conditions, the ancient Incas domesticated the plant in large terraces like the ones at Machu Pichu.

May 29, 2019

Potatoes: an algorithm that recognizes diseases

After several years of research, the team of Eurocelp has developed an algorithm capable of continuously detecting potato diseases.

May 24, 2019

Potato company Schaap Holland acquires stake in Breeders Trust

Dutch family-run potato company Schaap Holland B.V. acquired 5% of the Brussels-based Breeders Trust shares. Breeders Trust supports its shareholders in issues relating to compliance with and enforcement of plant breeder’s rights.

May 24, 2019

Patatas Meléndez está trabajando para que 'haya patata nueva en España 365 días al año'

Uno de los principales objetivos de Patatas Meléndez es 'conseguir que haya patata nueva en España 365 días al año'.

May 22, 2019

France: 'We do a lot of research to find the best early potatoes'

The company La Rebelle specializes in the early potato of the island of Ré, which is harvested from April to August.

Many European countries, not only the Netherlands, are running out of table potatoes. (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)

May 17, 2019

Empty European table potato market is very unusual for the start of May

Wim van der Ree, the Director at Nedato, a Dutch potato cooperative, about early switch to import potatoes, after he visited his Spanish suppliers last week...

Massimo Cristiani (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)

May 17, 2019

Italian potato consortium increasingly working together

The Emilia Romagna potato segment is finally working as a system as Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità l'Op regionale Agripat and Consorzio Patata di Bologna Dop organised a collective stand at Macfrut.

At this time, with the transition from potatoes for storage to new potatoes, the sector's prospects are optimal. (Courtesy: FreshPlaza)

May 16, 2019

Start of a good campaign in Spain for new and processing potatoes

At this time, with the transition from potatoes for storage to new potatoes, the sector's prospects are optimal.

Tong announced UK distributor for HAWE-KUW 2000 field trailer

May 16, 2019

Tong is now distributor for the HAWE-KUW 2000 field trailer in the United Kingdom

Leading vegetable handling equipment specialist Tong Engineering is now distributor in the United Kingdom for the HAWE-KUW 2000 root crop transfer trailer from renowned German manufacturer HAWE Wester.

May 15, 2019

The oldest potatoes in Europe are grown in Tenerife

The last direct descendants in Europe of the potatoes brought directly from America by the conquistadors are grown in the Canaries. These potatoes have evocative names, like 'black lily' and stand out for their sweet flavor.

The authors of the study from FAU (from left): PD Dr. Sophia Sonnewald, Günter Lehretz, Dr. José María Corral García and Prof. Dr. Uwe Sonnewald. (Courtesy: FAU / Rabih Mehdi)

May 15, 2019

Breakthrough research: potatoes can grow at high temperatures

If there’s one thing potato plants don’t like, it’s heat. If the temperature is too high, potato plants form significantly lower numbers of tubers or sometimes none at all. Biochemists at FAU have now discovered the reason why.

Congress 2019 The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food. (Courtesy: Europatat)

May 13, 2019

Europatat Congress 2019 - Main speakers confirmed!

The Europatat 2019 Congress, co-organised by the Norwegian Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (NFGF) and Europatat, will take place in Oslo (Norway) from 12 to 14 June 2019. Under the slogan 'The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food'

May 11, 2019

Potato starch manufacturer Avebe concludes a notable campaign

At the end of April, the last potatoes were delivered to Avebe in Gasselternijveen. Extreme drought and warm weather resulted in an exceptional potato campaign.

Since the humble precursor to modern potato first domesticated in Peru 10,000 years ago, the tuber has branched off into thousands of different varietals. (Courtesy: Cultivate Michigan)

May 10, 2019

Blending potato varieties on the rise

Since the humble precursor to modern potato first domesticated in Peru 10,000 years ago, the tuber has branched off into thousands of different varieties.

Not surprisingly, potatoes from Hungary are running out. (Courtesy: Infostart)

May 10, 2019

Hungarian stores have run out of domestic potatoes

Hungary hasn't been self-sufficient in the potato market for a long time, but the price of potatoes in February was still extraordinary.

Potatoes in Slovakia became more expensive at half the price compared to last year. (Courtesy: Pixabay / Felvidek)

May 09, 2019

Potato prices in Slovakia up by more than 50%

Potatoes in Slovakia have become more than 50% more expensive than last year, reports Eva Sadovská, analyst at the Slovak Farmers Association (SFD).

Los aranceles aduaneros sobre las patatas importadas probablemente se suspenderán temporalmte. (Costesía: Fresh Plaza)

May 08, 2019

Islandia: Posible suspensión de los aranceles de las patatas importadas

El Ministerio de Industrias e Innovación de Islandia informa de que los aranceles aduaneros sobre las patatas importadas probablemente se suspenderán desde el 3 de mayo hasta el 11 de agosto.

Director General de Patatas Meléndez, Francisco Javier Meléndez (Cortesía: Agronews Castilla y León)

May 08, 2019

'Nos estamos encontrando con mercados desabastecidos de patata al inicio de campaña'

El director general de Patatas Meléndez, Francisco Javier Meléndez, habla de cómo se plantea el año para uno de los sectores tradicionalmente más 'agitado' de la agricultura española.