News on The Potato Supply Chain from Italy

Mp Sardinia produces potatoes in a territory that is not exactly ideal, as there are great temperature changes between night and day (15-40°C) and an unusual height for the cultivation of this tuber.

The Italian potato season has had a problematic start due to the lack of some post-harvest treatments.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced on 23 June 2019 that Qu Dongyu has been elected its new Director-General.

The potato campaign continues to be quite surprising as demand for new potatoes is also very lively and prices are good.

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.

Angelo Ruggiero is the marketing manager of the Ruggiero group an Italian packer of potatoes and onions. He is a potato and onion specialist and he shared some observations.

Los vertidos de petróleo atraen la atención de la opinión pública y generan preocupación, pero los "vertidos biológicos" suponen una amenaza mayor a largo plazo y no tienen tanta repercusión.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

There was a time when Italian new potatoes ruled the Central and Northern European markets, but this is ancient history.

This week, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with AIB (Anti Infringement Bureau) and Breeders Trust. The agreement means that the Food Fraud Detection Inspection of the ministry (ICQRF) and the Inspection Service for seed potatoes and seeds (CRA-SCS) will work closely with AIB and Breeders Trust.

Esta nueva publicación pretende mejorar la conservación de los cultivos alimentarios, muchos de los cuales son cruciales para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional a nivel mundial.

This week, Breeders Trust successfully reached an agreement with eight Italian agricultural cooperatives and producers that propagated potato varieties and marketed these as officially certified seed potatoes, without permission of the variety owner.

The CePa - Potato Documentation Centre (Italy) reports that the weather is still unfavourable for potato cultivation in Europe, causing delays in sowing of the produce destined to industrial processing and fresh consumption on some of the main producti...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 210 in January 2013, unchanged from the slightly revised December value. Following three months of consecutive declines, the Index stabilized in January, as a rebound in oils/fats prices offset a decline for cereals an...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 211 points in November 2012, down 3 points (1.5 percent) from October and the lowest since June 2012.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 213 points in October 2012, down 2 points (1 percent) from September. The decline is largely due to reduced international prices of cereals and oils/fats which more than offset increases in sugar and dairy prices while...

En 2011, la Comisión de Recursos Genéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (la Comisión) destacó la necesidad de prestar mayor atención a aquellos cultivos que son esenciales para la seguridad alimentaria y manejo en las fincas de los recursos fi...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 213 points in July 2012, as much as 12 points (6 percent) up from June, but still well below the peak of 238 points reached in February 2011. The July surge of the Index followed three months of decline. The sha...