Harvesting
Russia: Agriculture Ministry Expects Potato Harvest Above the Five-Year Average
The forecast contrasts with Rosstat-based reports of an 8.7% year-on-year decline in early-October volumes.
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Asia
Bangladesh: Better Seed Helps Indigenous Farmers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Grow Potatoes
In the hills of south-eastern Bangladesh, a community development programme is helping indigenous farmers grow potatoes with better seed, loans and training. The poster describes three seed approaches – positive selection, hybrid true potato seed and apical…
Africa
Rwanda: How Aeroponics Grew From One Pilot Unit Into a National Seed Potato Technology
In Rwanda, where potato consumption exceeds 100 kg per person per year, yields remain low mainly because farmers recycle their own tubers and lack access to high-quality seed. A poster by Evariste Nsabimana (Seed Potato Fund Joint…
Harvesting
Russia: Moscow Region Digs Over 316,000 Tonnes of Potatoes from 97% of Planned Area
Average yield reached 291 c/ha as the region's harvest campaign enters the home stretch, the regional agriculture ministry said.
Harvesting
Russia: Potato Harvest Reached 14.65 Million Tonnes by Early October, Down 8.7% Year on Year
Harvesting was 87% complete; the Urals was the exception among regions as heat alternated with excessive rain.
Harvesting
Russia: Novosibirsk Region Completes Potato and Vegetable Harvest for 2026
One of Siberia's largest agricultural regions has closed its vegetable season, the regional agriculture minister said.
Africa
“Africa is a source of science and innovation, not only a market”: Prof Nomali Ngobese on potato research, sprout suppression and collaboration
Potatoes.News welcomes Associate Professor Nomali Ngobese (North-West University, South Africa) to the Potato Expert Panel. Her answers on sprout suppression, spatial sciences for smallholders and what the industry can learn from Africa.
Europe
EUROPLANT Establishes UK Subsidiary, Appoints James Paice as Managing Director
EUROPLANT Potatoes UK Ltd, led by newly appointed managing director James Paice, aims to deepen work with local growers and expand licensing of the breeder's varieties.
America
Diesel Prices Up 40–73% Squeeze Potato Growers from the US to Europe and Australia
Diesel prices are 40–73% higher than a year ago in the US and major EU markets, adding to harvest, haulage and contract pressures for potato growers. Governments are responding with temporary tax cuts and relief schemes, but…
Growing seeds
Global: Hybrid True Potato Seed Reaches First Commercial Markets
Hybrid true potato seed has reached commercial release in Kenya, promising disease-free, easily stored planting material shipped in grams instead of tonnes.
America
Ontario Potato Harvest Nears Completion at 92%, but Soaring Diesel Costs Squeeze Growers’ Margins
Ontario's P&K Vander Zaag Farms is 92% through harvest with strong yields, but the Canadian Federation of Agriculture warns surging diesel, steel and aluminum costs are squeezing growers' margins.
Europe
Satellite images confirm lower potato yields in Poland’s main growing regions as GUS cuts crop estimate to 5.9 Mt
Poland's statistics office GUS has cut its national potato harvest estimate to 5.9 million tonnes, 15.4% below 2025, after satellite imagery confirmed lower yields in the main producing regions.