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USDA's National Potato and Onion Report of 21 September says harvest in Idaho's Upper Valley and Twin Falls-Burley district was curtailed by rain and wet fields, while carton prices for Russet Norkotahs held steady.
With original parts for European-brand harvesters scarce and costly, more Russian potato farms are restoring worn components rather than buying new ones during the 2026 harvest.
The head of the A.G. Lorkh Federal Research Center for Potato names home-bred varieties for crisps, dehydrated flakes and French fries. We Fry plans to triple its processing of 'Vostorg' this year.
The National Potato Council of Kenya, FIPS-Africa and regulator KEPHIS are accrediting private seed inspectors. The aim is to widen access to certified seed ahead of the World Potato Congress in Naivasha.
A discussion among Russian potato growers puts soil ripeness, not extra tillage, at the centre of clod-free harvesting. It also exposes the capacity problem behind it.
Russian potato prices declined by 3.1% in the week of 8–14 September 2026, according to Rosstat data published on 16 September. The drop, recorded within the so-called "borscht basket" of staple vegetables, reflects the seasonal influx of…
Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique have released new resilient potato and sweetpotato varieties developed with support from the International Potato Center (CIP), according to an 18 August 2026 announcement. Ethiopia introduced eight potato and three sweetpotato varieties, with…
Regional agricultural authorities in the Peruvian Andes have entrusted seed of 138 native potato varieties to two local organisations. The goal is to keep the region's genetic diversity alive in farmers' fields, not only in gene banks.…
Europe's industrial potato sector faces a supply deficit in the 2026/27 season, driven by reduced planting areas, extreme heat and drought across key producing regions. According to World Potato Markets, the 2026 harvest could fall below 40…
In the village of Leka near Shatura, agricultural producers summed up the harvest of the new seed potato variety "Madeleine." According to assistant agronomist Yana Patsyuk, the variety performed well even under difficult weather conditions. Vegetation was…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region, specialists from the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" in the Moscow Region conducted an approbation of second-generation potato plantings in protected ground.…
Specialists from the Astrakhan branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Quality Assessment of Agro-Industrial Products" (FGBNU "TsOK APK") carried out an approbation of potato crops in the Limansky district in September. Experts inspected 73…
