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The Rostov Region has harvested a bountiful potato crop this year, but local farmers are facing an unexpected challenge: a sharp decline in procurement prices. According to Nikolay Yuzefov, head ...

Exclusive for Potatoes.news In the Andean highlands of Ecuador, at altitudes exceeding 3,200 meters above sea level, a silent agricultural revolution is taking place. Farmers in the province of Tungurahua ...

In the highlands of East Africa, potatoes are a lifeline for millions of smallholder farmers—but late blight disease has long been their greatest enemy. This aggressive pathogen can destroy an ...

For millions of smallholder farmers in the tropical highlands of East Africa, the dream of a bountiful potato harvest is increasingly overshadowed by what can be called a "chemical tax." ...

Farmers in Russia's Astrakhan region are preparing to harvest young potatoes from 12,000 hectares, according to Governor Igor Babushkin. In total, agricultural producers in the region are cultivating 90,000 hectares ...

Farmers in Agra (Uttar Pradesh, India) are facing a severe potato price crash, with cold storages packed and distress written across their faces. Despite assurances from the Horticulture Minister, prices ...

Agricultural producers on Sakhalin Island have dramatically increased their use of Russian seed potatoes, with domestic varieties accounting for 93% of purchased planting material in 2026. According to the regional ...

Farmers in Russia's Novosibirsk region have dramatically reduced potato and open-field vegetable plantings in 2026, driven by a severe drop in prices. According to regional agricultural data, potato acreage has ...

Japanese sweet potato is opening a new avenue for economic development in Son Tay Thuong commune, Quang Ngai province, Vietnam. After more than four months of pilot implementation in partnership ...

Farmers in Saratov Region have completed potato planting for this season. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, 710 hectares were allocated to the crop in the organized sector of ...

Belgium, the world’s largest exporter of frozen french fries, recorded its biggest potato harvest in eight years thanks to favorable weather — but farmers are now dumping tons of potatoes ...

On International Potato Day, May 30, the Rosselkhozcenter branch for Novgorod and Pskov regions highlighted a cutting-edge method of growing potatoes using microplants in a laboratory. This completely clean material, ...

Professor Lim Young-seok from the College of Natural Sciences at Kangwon National University conducted a training session on April 30 for local farmers at the Temporary Startup Support Center in ...

As of May 26, agricultural producers in Russia’s Tyumen Region have planted potatoes across 5.5 thousand hectares, while vegetable crops occupy 841 hectares. In total, spring grain and leguminous crops, ...

By the start of this week, farmers in the Sosnovsky district had completed potato planting on 1,451 hectares out of a planned 1,565, with only a few fields remaining. Ideal ...

The Association of Peasant Farms and Agricultural Cooperatives of Russia (AKKOR) has sent an urgent appeal to major retail chains, including X5 Group and the Association of Omnichannel Retail Trade ...

Farmers in several Russian regions, including Vladimir, Novgorod, Vologda, Bryansk, and Tula, are experiencing a severe sales crisis due to a sharp drop in potato purchases by retail networks. While ...

 Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has confirmed that maximum fertilizer prices will remain at 2022 levels throughout 2026, with no indexation planned. The decision is aimed at supporting domestic farmers ...

Potato farmers in Russia's Rostov region are facing a severe profitability crisis due to extremely low procurement prices, according to Nikolay Yuzefov, a farmer from Semikarakorsky District speaking to donnews.ru. The current ...

The cost of future potato deliveries in Europe has surged by over 700% on the exchange within just a few weeks. According to Euronews, contract-for-difference (CFD) prices for potatoes jumped ...

Mexico’s agricultural sector is entering a difficult planting season as higher input costs, weak crop prices, and growing dependence on food imports increase pressure on farmers and consumers. Mexican farmers ...

The Association of Peasant (Farm) Enterprises and Agricultural Cooperatives of Russia (AKKOR) has appealed to the Association of Retail Trade Companies (AKORT) and X5 Retail Group over a reduction in ...

Uzbekistan has approved a new system to subsidize farmers who adopt water-saving irrigation technologies, as part of efforts to increase efficient water use in agriculture and reduce resource pressure. According ...

Farmers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region are gradually increasing the share of domestically bred potatoes on their fields. Experts note that purchasing imported seeds means investing in foreign developments, while Russia ...

In response to rising fertilizer prices and supply instability caused by international disruptions, the Chungbuk Jeonpyeong-gun Agricultural Technology Center has expanded its services offering "individualized fertilizer recipes" based on scientific ...

Farmers in West Bengal’s Singur district have been forced to throw their potato harvest onto roadsides after a record-breaking glut caused market prices to collapse. The selling price has dropped ...

Several agricultural producers in the Kostroma region have agreed to sell their potatoes and vegetables at reduced prices during the upcoming Easter fairs. Local farms possess substantial stocks of produce ...

In early April, Russian retailer Magnit sent its first batch of 400 tons of seed potatoes to farming enterprises in the Volgograd and Sverdlovsk regions under agrocontracting agreements. Later during ...

Russia's spring sowing campaign is currently outpacing last year's pace, with potato planting areas set to increase. The Astrakhan region, one of the country's leaders in potato production, is also ...

Farmers in Russia's Kaliningrad region have fully secured their supply of seed potatoes and vegetables and have begun the spring sowing campaign. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local ...

The Mogilev Regional Agricultural Experimental Station in Dashkovka, Belarus, is experiencing unprecedented demand for seed potatoes this season. After an unusually frosty winter that damaged seed stocks stored in poorly ...

In the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, local farmers are cultivating more than 30 different varieties of potatoes, according to the municipal administration's press service. This season, agricultural producers have ...

The Uiseong County 4-H Federation in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, has launched a large-scale community potato planting initiative on a 5,900-square-meter joint project field in Hahwa-ri, Danchon-myeon. Approximately 20 ...

Farmers in northern Rasuwa are optimistic about an increase in potato production this year following rainfall in the month of Chaitra. They believe that the rain and snowfall on Monday ...

Spring sowing of early cereal crops is underway in several districts of the Bryansk region, including Gordeyevsky, Krasnogorsky, Novozybkovsky, and Starodubsky. In the last three of these districts, farmers have ...

The harvest campaign is in full swing in the Sverdlovsk region. Local farmers plan to harvest 270,000 tons of potatoes this year, matching last year's figures. At one agricultural enterprise ...

As part of the International Potato Tour (IPT), a key meeting with farmers was held in Azerbaijan, bringing together growers, agronomists, and industry representatives to discuss real challenges in potato ...

With just one day remaining until the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, hundreds of thousands of potato-farming families in Bangladesh's Rangpur region find themselves unable to share in the festive spirit. For ...

Kyrgyzstan's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service has conducted a large-scale monitoring of potato sales at major markets in Bishkek and Osh, following a directive from Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet ...

Farmers in the coastal districts of Haiphong City, Vietnam, are in the midst of a bustling winter potato harvest for the 2025-2026 season, reporting excellent yields and favorable prices. A ...

French potato farmers are facing a severe crisis as a record-breaking 2025 harvest collides with slowing consumer demand, leaving them with massive unsold stocks. Encouraged by previous strong demand from ...

In the Samrye region of South Korea, watermelon farmers grappled with a common post-harvest dilemma: selecting a second crop that offered stable returns. Crops like Napa cabbage and Welsh onion, ...

For over a century, potato breeding has been constrained by the crop's biological blueprint: complex tetraploid genetics and the cumbersome logistics of vegetative seed tubers. Today, a paradigm shift is ...

Bangladesh's potato farmers are navigating a painful economic paradox. After a record harvest of 115 lakh (11.5 million) tonnes in the 2024-25 season, they are facing staggering financial losses instead ...

The Northwestern European Potato Growers (NEPG) organization has issued a stark warning to potato farmers across the region, urging them to assess carefully whether they can afford to maintain their ...

The potato sector in Honduras has reached a boiling point. Local producers from the western region blocked the CA-4 highway, one of the country’s key transport corridors, to demand government ...

The situation in Colombia’s potato industry is becoming increasingly alarming. According to local producer groups, for every 40 million pesos invested, farmers recover only around 4 million — barely 10 ...

The Dutch potato sector, a cornerstone of European agriculture, is in the throes of a severe market crisis. Following the bankruptcy of major processor CêlaVíta, growers like Bert Slöetjes are ...

In a striking contrast to broader agricultural trends, Belgium's potato sector is demonstrating remarkable resilience and strategic importance. According to preliminary 2025 data from Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, the ...