ESPG data show that seed potato multiplication in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Scotland, Belgium and Denmark covers 105,155 ha in 2026. Belgium and Scotland cut the most, and French fry…
For farmers: Book seed of fry varieties early for 2027; supply of the main varieties may be tighter after the area cut
For processors: Check seed availability for contracted varieties before offering growers more area for 2027
For traders: Seed exporters may have less of some varieties and classes for customers outside Europe
Own mini-tuber supply lets HZPC shorten French seed chains and cut disease build-up in the field
Czech growers pair satellite-guided planting with agrivoltaics and AI vs greening
Inspected second-hand equipment can let growers and processors add capacity without the cost of new machines
A tiny but stable potato area lets Luxembourg cut imports sharply when yields are good
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.
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Storage losses to the potato tuber moth reach 50–100% in warm countries. Cooling below 10°C, deep planting and clean tubers are the…
EU seed potato grades set virus tolerances from 0.2% for grade S to 6% for class B. Scotland prefers much stricter limits…
EU rules for potato brown rot require 200-tuber tests, destruction of infected lots and a four-year ban on host crops on infected…
Heavy harvest traffic on wet soil can lower yields in the field for years after the potatoes are gone
Cameras can map visible blight, but spray timing depends on finding it before spots show
Extra water decides how much autumn and winter potato area Cyprus growers can plant this season
Saudi Arabia now covers almost all its own potato demand, leaving little room for fresh imports
A weak crop quickly turns Austria into a net buyer, and the 2026 drought points to higher imports
Industrial starch demand, not table potatoes, is now what drives Finnish potato area growth
A new chip plant in Oman creates a Gulf buyer for chip-quality potatoes and processing equipment
EKSLi's Russian sorter uses computer vision and AI and is already in active use at Russian enterprises
A Samara seed producer with its own breeding lab joins the tour ahead of its tenth anniversary
New partner adds VENTOGLAS climate-control tech to storage coverage
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.
326 USD/t median farm-gate & wholesale · 7 markets · 30 Sep 2026 · see today's prices →
