First Shipment of Washington State Potatoes Arrives in Japan
On February 11, 2011, the first shipment of U.S. chipping potatoes from Washington State arrived in Japan.
三月 01, 2011
GM Potato trial in Punjab causes controversy
A controversy on field trials/multiplication of GM potato at the Central Potato Research Station (CPRS), Jalandhar, has started with activists, farmers unions and medical experts demanding from the Punjab government for immediate ban on these.
二月 26, 2011
Showers, hail hit potato crop in Agra (UP, India)
Showers accompanied with hail in some areas lashed Agra district (Uttar Pradesh, India) early Saturday morning, leaving farmers in this potato belt worried for the crop as it could be affected with diseases and yield poor quality.
二月 20, 2011
Colder January hits Uttar Pradesh potato crop
Potato production in Uttar Pradesh, the leading potato growing state in India, has been hit by an erratic winter this year.
二月 20, 2011
Sri Lanka imposes taxes on imported potatoes to save the local farmer
Sri Lanka Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the local potato farmers will be guaranteed a reasonable price for their product.
二月 20, 2011
Price plunge alarms Bangladesh potato farmers
Potato prices in Bangladesh have plunged to a four-year low both at retail and grower levels due to an increased supply.
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二月 16, 2011
Poor logistics are hurting Pakistan's potato exports
Pakistan’s potato exports are lagging behind compared to regional competitors, as a result of poor logistics in the country, exporters say.
二月 14, 2011
US Seed Potatoes Gain Increased Access to Thailand
The National Potato Council (NPC) and the United States Potato Board (USPB) are pleased to announce the Government of Thailand has approved the states of Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming to ship seed potatoes to Thailand.
二月 07, 2011
Potatoes to be exported from India to Russia
A clutch of Punjab-based potato farmers are in the final stages of signing a deal with Russian traders for exporting close to 10,000 tonnes of the crop to Russia for the first time.
一月 30, 2011
Giant Agro Processing Limited to produce virus-free potato seeds for Bangladesh
iant Agro Processing Limited plans to produce some 1000 tonnes of virus- free potato seeds this year, which include breeder seeds, foundation-grade seeds and mini tubers, a top official said.
一月 28, 2011
Bangladesh increases cash incentives for potato export
The government of Bangladesh has planned to give 20 per cent cash incentive to potato shipment for the next five years in an effort to boost production and make it a top export item, officials said Thursday.
一月 20, 2011
India: Good harvest cools potato prices
Though onion prices are yet to cool down, potato prices have dropped at the retail end. An early good crop of potatoes in Punjab, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh has pushed down the prices.
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Aardappelwasser geeft Pakistan toegang tot Rusland
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一月 13, 2011
Libanon exporteert 50.000 ton aardappelen naar de EU in 2011
Het ministerie van landbouw in Libanon zal dit jaar beginnen met de export van 50.000 ton aardappelen naar de EU.
一月 13, 2011
USAID project to assist potato farmers in Bangladesh
In the North of Bangladesh, USAID has started to assist potato farmers, workforce and entrepreneurs by launching a five year term (2009-2013) project entitled PRICE (Poverty Reduction by Increasing Competitiveness of Enterprises).
一月 13, 2011
Pakistan installs first automated potato washer to meet Russian import requirements
Conceding to Russia’s terms of importing potatoes from Pakistan, a private sector company has installed the country’s first automated potato cleaning plant in Karachi.
一月 13, 2011
West Bengal: Potato storage conflict ends in dump of rotten potatoes
In West Bengal, 7,000 bags or 4,200 tonnes of potatoes, valued at Rs 50 lakh were left to rot on the open ground today because of a dispute between a cold storage facility and the state government.
一月 12, 2011
Turkey increases potato export to Azerbaijan
There is a plan to raise export of potato to Azerbaijan this year, said head of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Turkish Nevshehir Recep Tunj.