News on The Potato Supply Chain from Germany

The evening of February 4 was entirely dedicated to the potato: For the 19th International Berlin Potato Evening, hosted by the German Potato Trade Association (DKHV), leading representatives of the European potato industry gathered in the festive ballroom of the Hilton Berlin at Gendarmenmarkt.

Fruit Logistica, the leading trade show for the global fruit and vegetable business returned to Berlin from 5 to 7 February 2025, with over 2,600 exhibitors from more than 90 countries and all parts of the fresh produce value chain.

On 1 February 2025 Alexander Stein (51) will become project manager of FRUIT LOGISTICA. He takes over from Kai Mangelberger (45), who has been in charge of the leading trade fair for the global fruit trade since 2021.

El European Statistics Handbook, publicado por Fruit Logistica, destaca que, a pesar de los grandes desafíos, la producción de fruta y verdura en Europa muestra resultados mixtos.

The German Potato Trade Association (DKHV) invites you to the exclusive industry event of the year on the eve of FRUIT LOGISTICA: the 19th International Berlin Potato Evening.

FRUIT LOGISTICA, the world’s leading trade show for the fresh produce business, remains the number one place for industry professionals from all over the globe to maintain and expand their professional network, discuss new trends and ideas, and grow their business.

The DKHV conducted a hands-on training session at Wild GmbH in Eppingen, enhancing QS specialists' knowledge on potato quality from sorting to packaging to ensure high standards throughout the supply chain.

Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co. OHG (BNA) is now operating under the name EUROPLANT Innovation GmbH & Co. KG.

With a view to the upcoming state elections on September 1, 2024, in Thuringia (Thüringen), the German Potato Trade Association (DKHV) underlines the outstanding importance of the potato as a renewable resource and cornerstone of regional value creation.

The potato breeder NORIKA GmbH from Groß Lüsewitz on the Baltic coast in Germany is preparing a generational change. An eventful and prosperous professional life is coming to an end for the retiring Managing Director Wolfgang Walter.

It is not easy to be a potato farmer in Europe these days, and it may get even worse: To maintain the harvest, farmers need a sufficient number of highly efficient fungicides to cover a spray scheme for control of Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans).

The new generation of the proven GRIMME RH 20, RH 24 and RH 28 receiving hoppers features numerous further developments in terms of throughput capacity, crop protection, convenience and variety of equipment.

Elisam is looking forward to welcoming you on their booth A20 in hall 6.1

Machine learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye will be exhibiting on the global agronomy stage at Fruit Logistica. Fitting to harvesting or grading equipment provides visibility on the size, shape and mapping variability of potatoes and now also onions.

The German Potato Industry Association (DKHV) honored Christin Meyer's thesis on nitrogen fertilization of (starch) potatoes, research carried out at the University of Göttingen.

The Technology Commission of the UNIKA and the Technology Committee of the German Potato Trade Association served as discussion partners and sources of inspiration. V. (DKHV) was invited to the geoecology working group at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in December.

The German Potato Trade Association (DKHV) has announced the 18th International Berlin Potato Evening (IBK), a flagship event for the global potato industry.

Schools all over Germany take part in "Kids an die Knolle", an educational program run by the German Potato Trade Association (DKHV).