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World potato prices, week 39: Europe firms on a short crop as Asia stays oversupplied
Europe's short crop firms prices while Russia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan keep falling
27 Sep 2026
Global Potato Industry
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Anco van der Bos, a third-generation seed potato grower on the Wadden Sea coast, multiplies Annabelle from single plants and credits the method with few Erwinia problems even in the…
Europe's short crop firms prices while Russia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan keep falling
Output is now Africa's third largest, but losses of 30-40% after harvest waste much of it
A wet harvest moves the whole risk into the store, where the first month decides losses
Frozen tubers look healthy at digging but can spread rot through a whole store within weeks
25 grams of true seed per hectare instead of 2.5 tonnes of tubers — registered, not theoretical
Russia, where the project is based, is 1.2% of the readership — Europe is 37.9%
Chinese and Indian exports have grown enough to move the balance of the whole market
Daily prices in 13+ countries today. Next: planted area, varieties, storage stocks and seed supply. Tell us which data you need — and share your own figures to get the analysis first.
328 USD/t median farm-gate & wholesale · 5 markets · 27 Sep 2026 · see today's prices →
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has registered Bifender Duo, a soil insecticide and nematicide that pairs bifenthrin with a biological active ingredient,…
French potato leaders say drought created no winners: seed yields fell to 12 t/ha on dry land, and growers short of contract…
Russia's main farm machinery show opens in Moscow with new tractors and sprayers
Weining's drone fleet cuts potato-season labor costs by 45% in mountain terrain
Sieving webs decide how much soil and damage reach the store, so settings must match the soil
The right harvester depends on area, soil, labour and downtime costs, not on the drive type alone
Solids decide contract acceptance and price, and many of the drivers are in the grower's hands
US fry and chip plants took a bigger share of a smaller crop, tightening supply for fresh
Local potatoes and fresh-cut processing could cut freight costs in Patagonia
New partner adds VENTOGLAS climate-control tech to storage coverage
From frying chips in a rented garage in 1997 to around 200 employees
Chip plants just outside Almaty — short haul is why the processing contract is the anchor
Daily prices in 13+ countries today. Next: planted area, varieties, storage stocks and seed supply. Tell us which data you need — and share your own figures to get the analysis first.
328 USD/t median farm-gate & wholesale · 5 markets · 27 Sep 2026 · see today's prices →
