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HyFarm, the agri-business arm of HyFun Foods, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sri BioAesthetics Pvt Ltd to address critical challenges in seed potato farming and processing quality stability. These challenges include soil-borne diseases, yield inconsistency,…
According to Belgapom, the Belgian sector federation, the price of potatoes intended for industrial processing has fallen to €0 per tonne. Maincrop potatoes, grown for long-term storage, have seen their value drop for months due to weak…
The Mezheninovsky agricultural production cooperative, a subsidiary of the Mezheninovskaya Poultry Farm, has announced plans to begin potato cultivation and deep processing. According to the regional Department of Rural Development, the company is thoroughly studying advanced agrotechnologies,…
Agricultural producers in the Bryansk Region have started planting "the second bread," as potatoes are often called. The first farms to begin the work are located in the southwest of the region, specifically in the Novozybkovsky, Starodubsky,…
The Stavropol Region is known not only for its grain production but also for its potato farming. There are areas where the local potato yield is comparable to that of Belarus, a country famous for its "bulbashi"…
The agricultural enterprise LLC "Sergievskoye" has received permission to construct a production facility for primary and deep potato processing in the Kolomna urban district, Moscow Region, according to the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture…
According to gardening experts, preparing potato beds in advance—ideally 2 to 3 weeks before planting—allows nutrients to break down and become fully available to young plants. The key step is balancing soil pH with dolomite flour, which…
As part of the International Potato Tour (IPT), the POTATOES.NEWS team visited potato-growing regions of Armenia to explore real field conditions, farmer challenges, and technological gaps. The discussions revealed a sector with strong potential but facing significant…
Overwintering phytopathogens on potato tubers are the primary cause of late blight and scab. Agronomist and consultant Olga Semyonova recommends soaking tubers in biofungicides before planting to create an active protective barrier that suppresses fungal activity even before…
In the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, local farmers are cultivating more than 30 different varieties of potatoes, according to the municipal administration's press service. This season, agricultural producers have increased the land dedicated to the crop…
Russia imposed temporary phytosanitary import restrictions on table/food potatoes from Pakistan’s Punjab province in late May 2025, with the restriction taking effect on 2 June 2025, citing detections (or risk) of several quarantine-significant pests/pathogens (including potato tuber…
Potatoes with pink and red skins are no longer an exotic novelty and have confidently taken their place both in garden beds and on supermarket shelves. Interest in such varieties is growing not only because of their…
