News on Potatoes in Retail from Asia

May 10, 2018

Indian State Odisha Imposes Stock Limits On Potatoes to curb prices

In a bid to rein in prices of potatoes, the government of the Indian State Odisha has imposed stock holding limits on this Indian staple.

April 22, 2018

Vietnam creates 'Da Lat' potato brand to prevent cheap imports to be sold as local

Potatoes from Da Lat (Vietnam) will have a new logo and brand that will make it more difficult for traders to sell cheaper Chinese potatoes under the Da Lat name.

March 22, 2018

India: Higher Potato Prices reported in Punjab, West-Bengal

Higher potato prices are reported in various states of India (Punjab, West-Bengal), offering relief (Punjab) or even a windfall (West-Bengal) for farmers.

March 16, 2018

Potatoes are gaining ground among consumers in China

Since 2015, China has selected more than 10 potato varieties suitable for processing staple foods and developed more than 300 potato-based versions of staple food.

February 27, 2018

Uzbekistan will allow tax-free import of potatoes until 2019

Uzbekistan will allow tax-free import of potatoes until January 1, 2019. The measure is intended to eliminate the shortage of potatoes in the domestic market and to curb rising prices

December 22, 2017

South Korea Re-Opens Market for Table-Stock potatoes from Idaho, Washington and Oregon

Potatoes USA reports that the South Korean government has reopened its market for table-stock potatoes from the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

November 05, 2017

Large amounts of potatoes remain unsold in parts of Uttar Pradesh

Many Potato farmers in South-west Uttar Pradesh (Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Farrukhabad) - accounting for roughly a fifth of India’s total potato production have been unable to sell all their potatoes of last season.

October 09, 2017

India needs robust cold chain supply system to increase farmers’ income, say experts

The Government of India is looking for solutions for preventing physical waste and loss of value of perishable agricultural commodities, according to agriculture experts.

April 22, 2017

Cypriot potatoes becoming increasingly popular in Europe

November 10, 2016

High Potato Prices in Mumbai are a great opportunity for Gujarat farmers.

Despite a fresh crop arriving at the wholesale market in Vashi (Mumbai area), retail prices of potatoes show no decline

November 03, 2016

More than a million online produce shops help Chinese farmers make more profit

Farmer, Hao Jinde, sold his potatoes, over 500 kilograms of them, for 600 yuan (US$88). Instead of setting up a stall on the street, this year Hao sold them to a store belonging to an online shopping platform in his village in Jingle County, a potato growing region in north China’s Shanxi Province.

July 07, 2016

USAID project helps Potato Farmers in Kyrgyzstan

The Aravan Agro Service in Kyrgyzstan more than doubled its potato yield and profits in 2016 by partnering with the United States through the USAID Agro Horizon project.

Farmers at Kanikoshalgaon village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila harvesting early variety potato from a field to send those to different markets.

November 30, 2014

Early variety potato growers in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh are making good profit

Farmers in Bangladesh's Thakurgaon region harvesting early variety potatoes are making good profit this season.

May 22, 2014

¿Por qué la humilde papa es tan apreciada en Kazajistán?

Los kasajos han adaptado como suyo el tubérculo andino y hoy ocupan el noveno lugar en consumo

August 02, 2013

How potato invaded China

It may surprise many people to learn that China has been the world's largest producer of potatoes since 1993. But it should not be entirely unexpected. The Chinese diet has changed drastically since the economic reforms of the 1980's.

April 15, 2010

China International Potato Summit Forum Held in Beijing to Enhance Exchange and Cooperation

The China International Potato Summit Forum was jointly held by MOA Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre and the Government of Yanqing County, Beijing. Vice Agricultural Minister Niu Dun attended the forum and delivered remarks, together with Director-G...

February 09, 2010

Frost damages potato crops in Cyprus

Seventy per cent of potato crops suffered extensive damage in the Famagusta district, farmers complained yesterday. Akel deputy Yiannakis Gabriel told reporters the damage caused to crops due to the past three nights’ freezing temperatures had brought...

September 16, 2008

Potato Glycoalkaloids

Glycoalkaloids in potato was the topic of a number of newspaper articles recently , since the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published a review on glycoalkaloids in potato and potato products.