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Ellips' CleanFlow Pre-Sorter uses AI image recognition to lift stones, clods and defective tubers out at intake, at up to 120 tonnes per hour.
Riviera is a first-early Dutch table potato prized for very fast bulking, but it is highly susceptible to late blight and powdery scab.
UK benchmarking of 38 potato stores found up to a threefold gap in energy use, driven largely by fans, refrigeration and building fabric.
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Hot spells during tuber bulking cut dry matter and seed quality, not just tuber shape — field data quantify the penalty of heat at critical growth stages.
Rosstat data show retail potato prices fell 13.1% in September and kept falling into October, though the pace of decline is slowing.
About 98% of Norway's commercial potato area is sprayed against late blight, up to 16 times a season, as resistance and the EU_41 strain spread, NIBIO says.
Potato growers are adding digital tools one at a time, from blight alerts to yield maps and store sensors, rather than adopting a single platform.
Michigan growers are expected to harvest 45,500 acres at 440 cwt per acre — up 5 cwt on 2025 but on 2,000 fewer acres — as the U.S. crop hits its smallest since 2010.
Wholesale potato prices eased in early October as supply expanded, after September rain had briefly pushed them up; the 2026 winter crop is 19% smaller.
Keeping soil near field capacity for 2–6 weeks after tuber initiation suppresses common scab; manure and undecomposed organic matter can make it worse.
Extension guidance keeps potato soil at 80–90% of available water during tuber initiation and bulking; both shortage and excess cut tuber quality.
