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The Dutch Court of Audit finds that drought cut ware potato yields by 2.1% a year on average over 1998–2023. That equals 962 kg per hectare and €14–35 million of lost output.
Rwanda produced 331,963 tonnes of potatoes in Season B 2026, up 5.7% on a year earlier. The area grew 5.4% to 48,424 hectares, so yields barely moved.
Finland expects a potato crop of more than 620 million kg, about 10% above average, according to the research institute Luke. Autumn rains still threaten volume and quality.
The Potato Research Institute in Niğde has harvested super-elite minitubers of domestic varieties in a soilless hydroponic system. Earlier reports put its capacity at 2 million minitubers a year.
Belarus has lifted potatoes from 43% of the planned area and dug 317,000 tonnes. The average yield slipped to 33.8 t/ha from 34.4 t/ha four days earlier.
The Primorye branch of Rosselkhoztsentr has checked 6,700 tonnes of seed potatoes grown on 2,260 hectares. The lots meet the national seed standard GOST 33996-2016.
Kyrgyzstan dug 1.19 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024, down 7.5%, as the area fell 8.4%. Yields rose to 17.9 t/ha, but output is barely above the 2000 level.
Uzbekistan produced 3.72 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024, five times the 2000 level. Yields near 30 t/ha lead Central Asia, but seasonal imports continue.
Kazakhstan has harvested 2.5 million tonnes of potatoes, the agriculture ministry said on 26 September. The volume rose by 0.7 million tonnes in nine days.
Nepal harvested 3.52 million tonnes of potatoes in 2023/24 on 211,505 hectares. Output has tripled since 2000, yet the average yield of 16.65 t/ha remains below India and China.
Australia produced 1.53 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024 with an average yield of 40.8 t/ha. Tasmania and South Australia grow about 61% of the crop.
Canada's potato seed system rests on a strong public research base, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) serving as the principal breeding centre. The country not only supplies itself with seed material but actively exports it, while…
