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Germany: Potato Trade Sees No Supply Crunch Despite 10.4 Million Tonne Harvest
Germany’s potato trade urged a measured view of supply at the 73rd Autumn Potato Get-together in Hamburg, as the 2026 crop is forecast at 10.4 million tonnes.
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Bulgaria: Potato Crop Halves in Four Years to 94,000 Tonnes as Imports Reach 48,321 Tonnes
Bulgaria harvested 94,000 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, down 17% on 2024 and from 196,000 tonnes in 2021, MZH data show. Imports of 48,321 tonnes now equal about half of the domestic crop.
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Cyprus: Potato Exports of 62,903 Tonnes Equal Almost Four-Fifths of the 80,000-Tonne Harvest
Cyprus exported 62,903 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, while the harvest was 80,000 tonnes on 3,800 hectares, Eurostat data show. CYSTAT valued potato exports at €47.4 million in 2024.
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Lithuania: Potato Area Falls 87% Since 2000 to 14,360 Hectares, but 2025 Yield Hits 19.3 t/ha
Lithuania harvested 276,960 tonnes of potatoes on 14,360 hectares in 2025, Eurostat data show. The area is 87% smaller than in 2000, but the yield was the best since at least 2010.
Europe
Finland: Starch Potato Area Jumps to 6,571 Hectares as Total Area Returns Above 20,000
Finland grew 546,000 tonnes of potatoes in 2025. In 2026 the area rose back above 20,000 hectares, driven by starch potatoes, and Luke expects more than 620 million kg.
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Estonia: Potato Crop Falls to 60,170 Tonnes on Just 2,910 Hectares
Estonia harvested 60,170 tonnes of potatoes in 2025 on 2,910 hectares, Eurostat data show. In 1991, the country grew 592,000 tonnes on 52,000 hectares.
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Latvia: Potato Harvest Falls 11.1% to 202,500 Tonnes With Lowest Yield in Four Years
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.
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Latvia: Heavy Rain Delays Potato Harvest by About 12 Days on 7,200 ha Crop
Latvian potato growers report a good crop but a slow, wet harvest. Farmers in Zemgale say lifting is about 12 days late, and some fields are too wet for machines.
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Russia: Bryansk Region Digs Almost 500,000 t of Potatoes at 321 c/ha, Aims for More Than 1.7 Mt
Bryansk farms had harvested potatoes on 15,100 ha, or 41% of the plan, by mid-September. Neighbouring Tula and Kaluga report farm prices of 14–20 roubles per kg and shop prices of 34–35 roubles.
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Azerbaijan: Potato Harvest Reaches 777,200 t by End of August, Up 2.2%
Azerbaijan harvested 777,200 tonnes of potatoes in January–August 2026, 2.2% more than a year earlier, the State Statistics Committee says. Exports in January–July rose 9.2% to 77,400 tonnes.
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Kazakhstan: Ministry Sees No Grounds for Potato Export Limits, Keeps 400,000 t Export Potential
Vice Minister of Agriculture Nazgul Khatepova said on 29 September that Kazakhstan will not restrict potato exports. The ministry expects a 2.8 Mt harvest; 2.5 Mt is already dug.
Seeds
India: CPRI Gwalior Readies 600 Quintals of Seed Potatoes for Five Districts of Madhya Pradesh
The Central Potato Research Institute station in Gwalior has prepared 600 quintals of seed of Kufri Surya, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Sangam for farmers in five districts for rabi planting.