POTATOES.NEWSGlobal potato industry intelligence11,640 stories
OptiYield, a British precision nutrition system from Emerald Research, has delivered potato yield increases of 10-18% and cut carbon emissions by 31% in independent farm trials.
About 92% of South Africa's potato area is planted under irrigation, making the crop one of the most water-dependent in the country's agriculture — yet irrigation alone is not keeping pace with climate risk, according to a…
A digital twin of a potato harvester developed by PepsiCo and German machinery maker GRIMME is being used to train operators to cut bruising at harvest. In pilots in Brazil and Mexico, PepsiCo reports an average 87%…
Chile's potato market is offering a study in regional divergence. On 15 October, the wholesale price at the Feria Mayorista de La Calera (Femacal) — one of the country's key produce markets, serving the Valparaíso region —…
The consumer price of potatoes registered a monthly fall of 3.3 per cent in Greater Buenos Aires in September, but remained far above the level observed a year earlier, Argenpapa reports, citing the Consumer Price Index published…
The nine Innovator plots evaluated by Boerenbusiness Gewastour in 2026 averaged 46 tonnes per hectare — almost eight tonnes below the five-year mean and the lowest since the survey began in 2018. Final bulking was also the…
Potato growers on Crete's Lasithi Plateau lost an estimated 80 per cent or more of their crop after storms dumped nearly 470 millimetres of rain in four days — well over half the area's typical annual rainfall.…
Royal HZPC Group has been granted a patent for a new generation of potatoes with increased levels of flavonoids — natural antioxidants associated with potential health benefits — while keeping the familiar appearance of traditional white- and…
Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture and Food will increase inspections of imported seed potatoes intended for commercial cultivation and seed multiplication, Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski announced during a meeting with potato growers, FreshPlaza reports."We need to improve conditions…
Potato cultivation in Hungary has declined to 5,065 hectares in 2026, while reduced acreage and weather-related crop losses are affecting supplies across Europe, FreshPlaza reports.The Hungarian figure is the latest point in a long structural decline. Potato…
Frozen fry demand growth has shifted toward Asia and Latin America, and India has emerged as a fast-growing exporter alongside the dominant EU suppliers.
Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers has imposed a temporary restriction on potato imports until 1 March 2027, the state news agency Kabar reported on 16 October, citing the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry. The reason…
