Better weather in April and May lifted South Korea's 2026 spring potato crop to 361,167 tonnes, after a weak 2025 when both the spring and highland crops fell by about…
For farmers: Yield, not area, decided the 2026 result. Track sunshine and heat forecasts for April–May and August–September, the two windows that moved Korean volumes in 2025 and 2026.
For processors: Summer raw material depends on about 3,600 ha in Gangwon. Secure contracts early for the highland season and plan for years when heat cuts that crop by 10% or more.
For traders: A normal spring crop of 361,167 t should cool prices after the 30% jump of autumn 2025. Watch the late-2026 highland and autumn surveys for the next price signal.
Belarus has recently intensified its efforts in potato breeding and cultivation, introducing high-yielding, high-starch varieties and adopting advanced…
Lima wholesale potato prices, a daily reference for growers, slipped fast in late September
Rain decides prices in Brazil's winter potato season, and surplus now finds buyers in Argentina
Gas instead of chemicals: how ethylene is changing the rules of potato storage. In the new episode of…
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.
319 USD/t median farm-gate & wholesale · 7 markets · 04 Oct 2026 · see today's prices →
On 14 September 2026, the Rosselkhoznadzor Directorate for Oryol and Kursk Regions issued a warning to residents about a dangerous quarantine disease…
Trials in Kenya and Bangladesh show resistant varieties such as Kenya Mpya, Alouette and Sarpo Mira can hold late blight to very…
Egypt's Central Potato Laboratory tested 47 samples of 914 t of stored local seed for brown rot and 165 pivots on 16,714…
Nitrogen that drains below potato roots is lost money and a threat to groundwater
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
Where water is scarce, the irrigation method decides how much yield a farm keeps when it cuts water
Both big fry processors in Tasmania are cutting grower prices in one season as costs rise
A new Belgian fry line adds raw-potato demand in a short crop year, while growth shifts abroad
Belgian and French plants are pulling Dutch potatoes early, as their own crops fall short
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.
319 USD/t median farm-gate & wholesale · 7 markets · 04 Oct 2026 · see today's prices →
