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--- On 11 October at 09:30, a processor posted in the MAX industry chat for commercial potato growers, calling for long-term supplies of quality potatoes. The author listed product requirements and promised convenient logistics; neither the company…
Agroprom Ural 2026 will take place from 27 to 29 October 2026 at the Yekaterinburg-Expo International Exhibition Centre in Yekaterinburg. The WeLikePotato Potato Union will present its own collective stand at the exhibition for the first time,…
Lead Potatoes have gone into storage—and the season's main concern has gone in with them: what is happening to the temperature inside the pile right now? According to a potatoway survey, 21 of 26 commercial farms store…
Oryol27.95▲2 since 06.10 Ivanovo29.45▼2.5 since 05.10 Bryansk29.9▲1 since 29.09 Volgograd36.45▼3.45 since 11.10 Kemerovo39.45▼8.8 since 10.10 Chelyabinsk40.95▲0.5 since 09.10 Naberezhnye Chelny41.95▼1 since 07.10 Izhevsk43.45▲0.5 since 04.10 Yekaterinburg46▼16.95 since 11.10 Samara46= since 10.10 The median across 10 cities is…
Northwest Europe's free potato market is stuck: Fontane holds at €20 per 100 kg in Belgium and France, Germany's REKA quotes €23, and with factories covered by contracts, neither disappointing yields nor a slow, damage-prone harvest have…
Dutch starch cooperative Avebe has raised its interim payment for starch potatoes by €10 per tonne, lifting the mid-campaign price for 19% starch deliveries to €75 per tonne, as drought-hit harvests flip the market from surplus to…
Tasmania's processing potato growers are entering the 2026 planting season under an ultimatum. McCain has "unexpectedly" ended price talks with the growers committee and is pursuing a AUD 15 (USD 10.43) per tonne price cut, according to…
Lamb Weston Holdings reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results above its own expectations and raised its full-year outlook for net sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS, the company announced on October 8, 2026. The updated Adjusted EBITDA…
India's potato sector rests on a remarkably narrow varietal foundation. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI), four varieties developed by the institute — Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Pukhraj…
Swedish starch producer Lyckeby has officially begun construction of a new tank facility designed to increase its production capacity for modified potato starch, the company announced on October 8, 2026. The project represents one of the largest…
Idaho's 2026 potato harvest is shaping up as a quality year but not a volume year. "Quality is consistent all over, from what I hear. Yields are down. We're not yet sure by how much," said Travis…
With the World Potato Congress 2026 set to take place in Kenya, the global potato industry is turning its attention to East Africa's most dynamic potato market. Beyond production, a quieter shift is under way on the…
