Chile
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Chile: Asterix Potatoes Sell at About CLP 23,500 per 25 kg Sack in Santiago, 30% Above Talca
ODEPA’s wholesale bulletin for 21–25 September shows Asterix potatoes at CLP 23,500–23,718 per 25 kg sack in Santiago’s Lo Valledor market, against CLP 18,000 in Talca.
Chile: Potato Exports Up 47% in Volume Through August, Seed Potatoes Lead Shipments
Chile shipped 2 million kilograms of potatoes and potato products abroad in the first eight months of 2026. Seed potatoes made up almost half of the volume, while imports stayed about 37 times larger by value.
Chile: Frozen Potato Imports Reach US$91 Million as Wholesale Prices Rise 159%
Chile imported US$110 million of potato products in January-August 2026, mostly frozen fries from Belgium, Argentina and the Netherlands. Wholesale potato prices in August were 159% above a year earlier.
Chile: Rain in the South Hits New Potato Crop, Santiago Market Manager Warns of Higher Prices
Potatoes from southern Chile have suffered from too much rain, according to the general manager of Lo Valledor, the main wholesale market in Santiago. He expects potato prices to rise because production in the south is lower.
Chilean researchers move to bring a single-test ID for powdery and common scab into diagnostic labs
Powdery scab and common scab can leave near-identical lesions on potato tubers, yet they are caused by entirely different organisms and call for different management responses. A team at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) has won backing from Chile’s national research agency to turn a laboratory protocol that tells the two apart in […]
Chilean researchers to validate single-test diagnosis for powdery and common scab
A team at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC) has secured FONDEF funding to turn SCAB-ID 2.0, a multiplex qPCR assay that detects and distinguishes the pathogens behind powdery scab and common scab, into a standardised tool for agricultural diagnostic laboratories. Powdery scab and common scab are among the most frequently confused tuber blemish […]
Chile: early stock exhaustion keeps potato prices high until at least October
Chile’s potato market is caught between two problems. This season, storage stocks ran out months early, and prices will stay high until new-crop supply arrives. Next season, a large harvest could push prices below the cost of production. Consorcio Papa Chile, the national growers’ association, says relief will depend on the weather and will not […]
Chile: pesticide impact diagnostic in La Araucanía finds potato growers running at twice the project’s reference level
A field diagnostic carried out under the FIA-funded Papa Huella Cero project has put a number on what agronomists in coastal La Araucanía had assumed: late blight control is the dominant driver of pesticide load in the region’s potato systems, and it pushes growers far past the level the project set as its working target. […]
Chile (Los Lagos–Los Ríos): The Bi-Regional Potato Committee Advances Consumption, Seal of Origin, Phytosanitary Health, and Crop Promotion
In the regions of Los Lagos and Los Ríos (southern Chile), the Bi-Regional Potato Committee (Mesa Bi-Regional de la Papa) convened to advance a comprehensive strategy for strengthening the local potato farming sector. Representatives from industry associations, farming unions, regional agricultural ministries, and research institutions joined forces to coordinate strategic priorities. Southern Chile is a […]
Chile: New Regulations on Standard Potato Seed Implemented for Growers in Arauco Province
Updated phytosanitary and regulatory requirements governing the use and commercialization of standard potato seed (semilla corriente) have come into effect across Arauco Province (Biobío Region, Chile). The initiative is designed to protect the region’s high phytosanitary status, prevent the spread of regulated quarantine pests and pathogens, and raise overall crop quality standards. Southern Chile holds […]
Chile: Potato Seed Exports Complicated by Border Crossing Closures
The export campaign for potato seed from Chile has encountered serious logistical challenges due to the temporary closure of key international border crossings. The unfolding situation poses critical risks to the fulfillment of foreign trade contracts and the timely delivery of certified planting material to overseas partners. Chile’s southern regions maintain a high phytosanitary status […]
Chile Reactivates Regional Potato Board at INIA Remehue to Boost Crop Competitiveness
Reporting on agricultural policy and institutional collaboration in Chile In a strategic move to strengthen the agricultural sector, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture has officially reactivated the Regional Potato Board (Mesa Regional de la Papa) at the INIA Remehue facilities in the Los Lagos Region. This reactivation marks a renewed commitment to fostering robust collaboration […]