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Farmers in West Bengal’s Singur district have been forced to throw their potato harvest onto roadsides after a record-breaking glut caused market prices to collapse. The selling price has dropped to as low as 3–8 rupees per…
The global market for potatoes and potato products is going through a period of major transformations. While the global demand for frozen fries continues to grow , the rate of this growth is starting to slow down.…
New Zealand's potato crop, a staple food in the country, is facing major challenges due to unseasonal weather patterns, which may keep prices high for consumers this year, according to RNZ. Farmers have been forced to harvest…
On Guy Cadmore's seed potato farm on Prince Edward Island, the effects of last year's drought are still visible. Workers are sorting out defective potatoes, but this spring there is less work than usual because the harvest…
Potato prices across wholesale markets in Brazil have recently experienced a significant upward trend, driven directly by a noticeable deceleration in the ongoing harvest. As the pace of collecting the tubers has slowed down in key agricultural…
The Lipetsk Region continues to hold leading positions in Russia in the production of a number of food products, with particularly notable results in potato processing — the region remains number one in the country. According to…
In a significant step toward sustainable agriculture, Colombia has initiated a new pilot project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the country's vital potato farming sector. The initiative specifically targets the environmental impact of chemical fertilizers,…
The high-altitude Puna region of Belén in Catamarca, Argentina, is taking significant strides to revive one of its most emblematic ancestral crops: the Andean potato. As recently highlighted by El Ancasti, a collaborative initiative in the Villa…
Cuba’s push for sustainable agricultural practices has reached a notable milestone, as a pioneering initiative in agroecological potato cultivation recently secured a prestigious technological innovation award. This recognition highlights the nation's ongoing efforts to develop and scale…
Peru’s native potato sector is experiencing a remarkable era of expansion, underscoring its deeply rooted and vital role in the nation's agricultural landscape. Recent evidence highlights the sheer scale of this boom: native varieties now account for…
Former Argentine racing champion Walter Hernández has successfully traded the high-speed tracks of motorsport for the fertile fields of Comandante Nicanor Otamendi, emerging as a leading force in the country's agricultural sector. Since retiring from his decorated…
In the Klimovsky District of the Bryansk Region, potato planting began on April 10. This season, agricultural enterprises plan to plant tubers on 2,679 hectares, which is 333 hectares less than in 2025, according to Bryanskaya Uchitelskaya…
