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A slight and short-term increase in wholesale potato prices has been recorded in the Brazilian market, caused by rainfall in key production regions. However, industry analysts emphasize that the overall trend remains downward thanks to the active…
On August 8, the Republic of Buryatia will host its annual "Field Day"—a major agricultural event expected to draw nearly 1,000 participants, including farmers and officials from various districts of the republic, Irkutsk Oblast, Trans-Baikal Krai, as…
Farmers in the Kochubeyevsky District of Stavropol Krai are making strong early progress in this year's potato harvest, with 21.4 hectares already dug and roughly 900 tons of root vegetables collected, according to municipal data. The district,…
Over the past few years, Kamchatka Krai has made significant strides in food security, particularly in crop production, emerging as a regional leader in vegetables and potatoes. Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut highlighted these achievements during…
In a single day of filming south of Almaty, we visited two fields separated by an entire generation of experience. On the first, potatoes have been grown for thirty years and shipped to chip processing plants. On…
Potato farmers in the Pacific Northwest are wrapping up a successful growing season, but industry leaders are raising alarms over intensifying international competition—particularly from China. According to Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission,…
The United Kingdom has granted regulatory approval for its first precision-bred potato variety, bringing the disease-resistant Maris Piper-derived cultivar PiperPlus closer to commercial production. Developed by Professor Jonathan Jones and his team at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL),…
In the province of Salamanca (autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain), the potato harvest campaign is in full swing. However, contrary to the excellent commercial characteristics and high quality of the harvested tubers, pessimistic sentiments prevail…
A sharp increase in the price of fresh potatoes has been noted in the domestic food market of Nicaragua. The price growth has impacted both wholesale distribution centers and retail chains, substantially increasing local consumers' expenditures on…
A serious crisis is brewing in the department of Paraguarí (Paraguay). Due to budget cuts implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), more than 400 local small and medium-sized farmers have lost state access to…
Active research and development work is underway in the province of Mendoza (Argentina), aimed at finding and implementing effective strategies to combat potato late blight (tizón tardío). This disease, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, remains one…
On July 31, 2026, The Potato Project will open its flagship store in Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West, Mumbai, introducing what it calls "India's first gourmet potato eatery." This is not just another restaurant launch but the beginning…
