News on The Potato Supply Chain from United Kingdom

The first Jersey Royal potatoes of the season will be harvested next week. It is thought to be the earliest harvest since the potato variety was developed about 130 years ago.

Northern Ireland potato growers say a market glut has caused prices to crash and some banks to withdraw credit for the coming season.

Scottish seed producers will soon be able to view seed certification data in real time from 2012, thanks to the latest online roll out of Scotland’s certification scheme. At the event, Dr John Kerr of Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA...

Scottish potato growers had a difficult year in 2011 for several reasons, but one of the most significant was the cool, wet conditions, which were ideal for powdery scab to spread.

A new strain of potato blight, which could have reduced sensitivity to a popular fungicide, has been identified in the UK for the first time.

Yorkshire Wolds seed potato producer Andrew Manfield shared with Perth conference delegates some of the particular problems associated with growing potatoes in this part of the country, one particular problem being the lack of soil.

Fenmarc’s campaign for its exclusively grown variety Rudolph has been recognised by the Grower of the Year awards.

Comber early potatoes have been granted protected geographical indication(PGI) status under European law.

Andrew Williams of root crop specialists Home Farm, Nacton, near Ipswich, reckons the business will be reducing its potato planted acreage this season by about 10 per cent.

For the first time, leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is making a limited amount of its seed potato variety, the Vales Sovereign, available on the open market to Scottish potato farmers. 

Scottish arable farmers who have up until now had a range of pesticides to deal with crop disease and pest problems now have greatly reduced resources as a result of European Union legislation.

Although other parts of the potato industry are in the doldrums, with lower returns than last year and much higher rejection percentages on account of the wet summer and lifting season, Scottish seed potato growers are busy exporting.

De schattingen voor de Britse aardappelproductie in het seizoen 2011/12 zijn naar beneden bijgesteld

The British potato industry is being encouraged to get behind two educational projects from Potato Council, to ensure that potatoes continue to feature in the daily lives of the nation. Grow Your Own Potatoes is now in its eighth year.

oor het eerst biedt de aardappelleveranchier Greenvale AP een beperkte hoeveelheid pootgoed van het ras Vales Sovereign aan op de vrije markt.

A Jersey potato grower has said the dry weather conditions were good for the start of the planting season.

Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly-successful season last year.

Potato producer Albert Bartlett plans to expand its business in eastern Europe and Russia after winning its first contracts in the region during last season’s severe drought.