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Argentine potato grower prices have staged a dramatic recovery, but in Tucumán an INTA agronomist says much of the windfall is going straight to settling last season's debts.
Aconcagua Digital, the company behind the AI potato-diagnosis app PapaDX, is offering growers a Telegram chatbot to log field operations once and reuse the data for work orders and certification.
The Global Potato Summit's second edition is set for 16-17 December 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, organized by Media Today Group.
Belarus has set a maximum retail price of 1.11 roubles per kilogram for potatoes sold under the state order during the 2026/27 winter interseason period.
Indonesia and the Netherlands have officially launched the Indonesia–Netherlands Strategic Seed Sector Working Group, a platform that brings together government bodies, businesses and knowledge institutions from both countries to improve farmers’ access to high-quality seed, the Dutch…
Satellite imagery combined with crop models now predicts within-field potato yield variation well enough for harvest planning and storage logistics.
Flakes and granules keep their place in snacks, bakery and food service, while manufacturers reformulate around clean labels and cost pressures.
Potato prices in Argentina rose 167.4% over the twelve months to September 2026, making it the consumer basket's third-fastest-rising item after onions and squash, while producer prices climbed 329% year on year.
The spread of the potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is threatening some 125,000 hectares of potato cultivation in Peru, according to the International Potato Center (CIP), as reported by FreshPlaza. The insect transmits the disease complex known locally…
Ukraine faces a winter shortage of quality potatoes, and prices for well-presented ware potatoes could climb to UAH 15–20/kg by February, according to a forecast by Ihor Shkurko, director of PJSC NVO Chernihivelitkartoplia, in a column for…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have opened a joint public inquiry into potential anticompetitive conduct in agricultural equipment manufacturing and distribution, the agencies announced on 7 October 2026. Public comments…
Colombia’s leading potato-producing department is backing its smallholder associations with certified seed, fertiliser and technical support, putting most of the money into planting material. Some 126 growers in 12 associations are taking part, with each association receiving…
