Latvia harvested 202,500 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, 11.1% less than in 2024. The yield fell to 16.1 tonnes per hectare, and the area keeps shrinking.
Latvian potato growers report a good crop but a slow, wet harvest. Farmers in Zemgale say lifting is about 12 days late, and some…
Seed potatoes are currently available in Latvia, but the usual rush to purchase them has not yet begun, according to Aiga Kraukle, Chairwoman of…
The Latvian government’s declaration of a nationwide agricultural state of emergency until November 4, 2025, underscores the severity of this year’s growing season. Driven…
This proposal was made by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic Armands Krause before the meeting of the EU Council on Agriculture and…
The Government of the Republic has approved a list of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus that fall under the previously imposed ban on…
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