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Farm-gate potato prices in Pavlodar fell to 80-110 tenge/kg and some farmers sell below cost, while the growers' union expects about 3.3 Mt against demand of about 2 Mt.
Farms in Zabaykalsky Krai had harvested 5,900 t of potatoes from 340 ha by 22 September, 13% more than a year ago; Chita district leads with 4,500 t.
Arkhangelsk region has harvested about 13,700 tonnes of potatoes, 57.2% of the plan, at 171 c/ha; the region spends 17.5 million roubles on potato and vegetable support.
A Punjab SOP makes 15 October the last planting date and 31 December the last haulm-cutting date for seed potatoes, with cutting earlier if aphids reach 20 per 100 leaves.
Gala takes 41.29% of Kazakhstan's commercial potato area and over 79,000 t of the 194,700 t of seed planted in 2026, the growers' union says, calling for more variety diversity.
Kirov Region farms have cleared 45% of potato area — 13,500+ tonnes from 477 ha at 283 c/ha, far above the 161.1 c/ha three-year average. Planted area grew 9% to 1,068 ha.
Russia's Potato Union says the ten most planted varieties, about 60% of commercial area, are all foreign, while half of the 550 registered varieties are Russian.
The Lonja de León began quoting new-crop potatoes on 23 September at €310–360 per tonne. The province planted 1,210 ha, down 10.6%, as Europe faces a much smaller harvest.
Viaverda's fifth trial dig on 33 Belgian fields gave 38.2 t/ha of Fontane, far below the five-year average of 48 t/ha and the 2022 low of 42.7 t/ha.
A Syngenta agronomist tells farmer.pl that some Polish lots reach 17–18% starch while others from the same fields have 13–14%, and some fail the 13% minimum.
Norway has developed a range of potato varieties that reflect both its long agricultural history and modern breeding efforts. Traditional landraces form the foundation of Norwegian potato heritage. Tromøypotet, considered one of the country's oldest varieties, has been…
NDSU, the French seed potato sector and a 2024 Texas study show how soil heat above 24–25°C stops tuber growth and causes knobs, chains, glassy ends and lost yield.
