America
El Salvador Expands Farm Support as El Niño Threatens Rain-Dependent Producers
El Salvador has supported more than 100,000 farm families and expanded irrigated area as El Niño threatens rain-fed crops.
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America
Brazil’s Potato Market Whipsaws: September Retail Surge, Then Wholesale Easing in October
Brazilian consumer potato prices rose 24.1% in September, while wholesale prices eased in early October as supply improved.
Europe
Northwest Europe’s Potato Harvest Grinds On in Fits and Starts — Too Wet Up North, Too Dry Down South
Rain slows potato lifting in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany, with Belgium furthest behind.
America
NAPSO Warns: Strengthening El Niño Puts Potato Storage Economics Under Pressure
NAPSO warns that a strengthening El Niño could raise refrigeration costs and storage losses for North American potato stores.
Asia
Vietnam Links Rice Straw Composting to Potato Rotations in Regional Learning Push
CGIAR, IRRI and CIP show how composted rice straw supports potato rotations in Vietnam's Red River Delta.
America
Flikweert Vision Brings 30 t/h AI QualityGrader to the North American Market
Flikweert Vision brings its 30 t/h AI QualityGrader to North America at the IFPA show in Orlando.
Asia
Iscon Balaji Wins Saudifood Excellence Award, Debuts CrispX Fries in Jeddah
Iscon Balaji Foods won the Saudifood Excellence Award for Best Snack Product and launched Everlasting CrispX fries in Jeddah.
Asia
McCain Foods to Acquire Falcon Agrifriz Frozen Potato Plant in India
McCain Foods will buy Falcon Agrifriz's frozen potato plant in Gujarat, India, for about USD 98 million.
Storages
Global: Slower, Steadier Storage Fans Cut Fan Energy by 33–45% in Idaho Research
Fan power falls with the cube of speed, so running storage fans slowly and steadily used 33–45% less energy than conventional control in Idaho research.
News
POTATO 2.0: “I Bought a Weather Station and Got a Headache” — How Soil Sensors Revealed Potato Irrigation Mistakes
For second-generation potato grower and agricultural video blogger Viktor Retinsky, installing soil-moisture sensors did not immediately make irrigation easier. Instead, it exposed a gap between water reportedly applied by irrigation equipment and the moisture actually reaching the…
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Russia: Agroprom Ural 2026 Opens in Yekaterinburg on 27 October — Free Entry with Promo Code POTATOES
Agroprom Ural runs on 27–29 October at Yekaterinburg-Expo, with a session on soil, rotation, vegetables and potatoes and the Potato Union among the speakers. Potatoes.News readers get a free e-ticket with the promo code POTATOES.
Keeping the harvest
Global: Potato Wounds Need About Three Days to Block Soft Rot and 14–21 Days to Stop Fusarium Dry Rot
Fresh cuts need about three days of suberin to block soft rot and 14–21 days of periderm growth to stop Fusarium dry rot.