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The 2026 organized-sector harvest may reach around 8 million tonnes, yet abundant supply does not automatically translate into cheap potatoes for consumers.
Fruitinfo's week-42 review puts CFD wholesale potato prices at 15.29 RUB/kg (+1.1%) and the 2026 national harvest at about 7.5 million tonnes, down from…
Shatrovo district finished digging potatoes from 420 hectares at a yield of 150 centners per hectare, roughly 6,300 tonnes, as the Kurgan region harvest…
Amga district brought in 2,109 tonnes of potatoes and 481 tonnes of vegetables from 170.5 and 20.2 hectares respectively, meeting its 2026 harvest plan…
Agricultural cooperative Uspenskoye, among 300+ Sakhalin farmers backed by state grants, used a 25-million-ruble 2024 award to build 1,000 tonnes of vegetable storage capacity.
Kirov region's potato harvest reached 85% completion with 27,000 tonnes dug from 907 hectares at 297 c/ha; Nolinsky and Kumyonsky districts led the region…
Regional harvesting reports put Moscow oblast’s potato yields ahead of the country-wide average as the campaign concludes.
Average yield stood at 215.2 c/ha; vegetables were gathered from 1,400 hectares.
The Tyumen region district reported a yield of 190.5 c/ha as its 2026 harvest campaign concluded.
The island region has also collected 8,600 tonnes of vegetables as the campaign enters its final weeks.
Chile’s potato market is offering a study in regional divergence. On 15 October, the wholesale price at the Feria Mayorista de La Calera (Femacal)…
Argentina’s northern potato belt is learning again how quickly weather converts into price. Intense rainfall in Tucumán has kept soils saturated and machinery out…
Paraná’s potato market is entering the new crop cycle under pressure from both ends: prices have climbed sharply on the back of tightening supply,…
Heavy rainfall throughout September has delayed wet-season potato planting around Bom Jesus in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, with only about 5%…
France’s fry compromise is holding — unevenly. With large tubers in short supply after a drought-affected season, the industry lowered the minimum size requirement…
Growers in the Tambov region have lifted potatoes from 83% of planted area, with the crop exceeding 100,000 tonnes, regional media report.
Rosstat put potato stocks held by agricultural enterprises at 1.3 million tonnes, with vegetable stocks down 2.2-fold year on year.
Germany’s potato market is splitting in two. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the price received by producers for table potatoes rose 61.5%…
Russian retail potato prices fell only 0.3% in the week of 6–12 October after a 2.3% drop a week earlier, as regions finish the…
The harvest is complete in one of the republic's key potato districts as winter preparation accelerates across Tuva.
Some 250 hectares are planted to potatoes at a specialist farm, with around 45 workers gathering the crop by hand.
Growers in the Angara area had harvested main crops from 230,000 hectares by 2 October, with yields above last year.
The republic's growers have also collected 7,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables alongside a 754,600-tonne grain crop.
The republic gathered 61,763 tonnes at an average yield of 11.1 tonnes per hectare, closing the harvesting campaign.
The harvest season for vegetables and potatoes has officially begun in the Republic of Karelia, according to the region’s Ministry of Agriculture. Farmers are…
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As China enters 2026, its potato industry is at the center of a massive structural overhaul. As the world’s largest producer and consumer, the…
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The Ivanovo Region has opened the application process for subsidies aimed at local producers of potatoes and open-ground vegetables, with the deadline set for…
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The municipality of Culpina in Chuquisaca, Bolivia, has suffered a major agricultural disaster after a sudden frost destroyed potato crops and other essential productions.…
Brazil’s 2025 potato season has been one of the most difficult in recent memory. Producers across key potato-growing regions are reporting historic losses, driven…
Mexico’s potato sector is sounding the alarm as imports of U.S. potatoes continue to rise. Producers report that these imports are intensifying market pressure,…
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…
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