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The PotatoNL reference for fresh-fry potatoes rose €2.50 to €24–35 per 100 kg in week 43, lifted by international demand for the Agria variety, while the rest of the quiet Dutch market held steady and the industry…
Dr Norman Muzhinji of the University of the Free State, who researches microbial solutions for potato diseases such as Rhizoctonia and Fusarium, joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Surya Prakash Dwivedi, an independent sourcing consultant in Mumbai with 17 years in potato supply chains, joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Dr Meksy Dianawati of Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), a specialist in seed potato production and aeroponics, is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Dr Joshua Okonya of ASARECA, who first identified Tobacco Rattle Virus in potatoes in sub-Saharan Africa and coordinates climate-resilient potato technologies in 15 countries, is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Deepak Soni of ITC Foods, who managed a 150,000-tonne potato value chain at PepsiCo and now sources processing potatoes for about 15 factories in India, joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
The new chairman of VAVI says the European and Dutch potato chain faces "enormous challenges", as a small crop lifts free-market prices and McCain pauses a planned German fry factory.
The first three members of the Potato Expert Panel come from North-West University, ASARECA and Indonesia’s BRIN. Potato specialists from any country can apply to join.
The 5th Agroprom Ural exhibition in Yekaterinburg on 27–29 October gathered more than 1,000 specialists and over 80 speakers, with a dedicated potato and vegetable section and the Potato Union as partner.
Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut says the main support measures, including subsidies for potato and vegetable production, are kept in the draft federal budget for 2027–2029, with about 1.3 trillion roubles for four farm programmes. The statement gives…
BRIN researchers found that extending the day to 16 hours with blue LEDs raised final tuber weight by 55% in Atlantic Malang without stem descent, but sharply cut Chipita's yield when combined with late stem descent.
A new Argentine trading platform wants to end the era of potato deals sealed with a phone call and a handshake. Alagro, a B2B marketplace launched in October, sends its own inspector to the farm before a…
