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According to the Potato Union, producer prices for potatoes in Russia have fallen by more than 60% over the past year. Alexey Krasilnikov, Director of the association, told Agroinvestor that the only crop in the "borscht set"…
Vegetable farms in Russia's Saratov region have completed potato planting, and the harvest is expected to match or slightly exceed last year's figures, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture. A total of 6.8 thousand hectares have…
A severe heatwave sweeping across large parts of Spain has slowed potato growth, raising serious concerns among farmers and producers about the 2026 harvest. Agricultural reports confirm that unusually high temperatures in recent weeks have negatively affected…
Belgium, the world’s largest exporter of frozen french fries, recorded its biggest potato harvest in eight years thanks to favorable weather — but farmers are now dumping tons of potatoes back into the fields because they cannot…
Residents of Astrakhan will be able to buy early locally grown potatoes as early as July 1, 2026, according to the Astrakhan Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, citing signed framework agreements on product supplies. The planting campaign…
After severe floods left many residents of Dagestan without planting materials and the ability to farm their land, the republic’s Ministry of Agriculture turned to the People’s Front for help. The response was swift: Bryansk and Astrakhan…
Russian scientists from the Lorch Federal Research Center for Potatoes in the Moscow region have developed a new domestic potato variety named "Alpha." According to Gennady Krasnikov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the variety is…
Professor Lim Young-seok from the College of Natural Sciences at Kangwon National University conducted a training session on April 30 for local farmers at the Temporary Startup Support Center in Gurye-gun, South Jeolla Province. The program, titled…
As of May 26, agricultural producers in Russia’s Tyumen Region have planted potatoes across 5.5 thousand hectares, while vegetable crops occupy 841 hectares. In total, spring grain and leguminous crops, industrial crops, annual grasses, potatoes, and vegetables…
Russian researchers at the Lorch Federal Research Centre for Potato have developed a new potato variety named ‘Alpha’, which boasts strong resistance to a wide range of diseases and pests. The announcement was made by Russian Academy…
The General Company for Potato Seed Production in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen, has launched the spring season potato harvest across its fields and those of local farmers, marking a transformative moment for the nation's agriculture. Three years after…
By the start of this week, farmers in the Sosnovsky district had completed potato planting on 1,451 hectares out of a planned 1,565, with only a few fields remaining. Ideal weather conditions have allowed for faster progress…
