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Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has expanded its potato varietal portfolio with four Punjab Potato varieties — PP-101, PP-102, PP-103 and PP-104 — giving growers options based not only on yield but also on crop duration, early…
The Dutch Potato Organisation (Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie, NAO) celebrated Potato Tuesday on October 6, 2026 at Utrecht Central Station, bringing the potato into the spotlight during the Week of Our Food (October 3–10). At one of the…
Eagle Eye Produce has completed a new red and yellow potato packing facility at its existing operation in Idaho Falls, Idaho, adding greater automation and AI-powered optical grading to its packing capabilities, the company announced on October…
India and Tajikistan are exploring new avenues of cooperation in potato research, cultivation, quality seed production, technology exchange and capacity building, The Tribune reported on October 3, 2026. The discussions took place during a virtual interaction between…
Foodera Technologies is strengthening its presence in India. From November 2026, its new office in Ahmedabad's GIFT City will become home to its growing Indian team, bringing local service and support closer to customers while connecting them…
Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company is expanding its presence in Japan after Costco Japan ordered 12 container loads of the Canadian company's potato chips, with eight already shipped as of late September 2026, the company announced on…
Elea Technology GmbH has received the Silver International FoodTec Award 2027 for PiCon Sense, its digital platform for real-time Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) process monitoring and optimisation, the company announced on October 8, 2026. The official award…
The International Potato Center (CIP) is presenting biotechnology-based late blight resistance and diploid hybrid breeding as complementary routes towards more resilient potato production. In a release dated October 5, CIP described Director General Simon Heck's contribution to…
Germany expects a substantially smaller potato harvest in 2026, but the country's potato trade is cautioning against assuming the reduction will automatically produce supply shortages. That was the measured message from the International Autumn Potato Get-together in…
The first International Potato Symposium brought approximately 250 professionals from across Europe to Madrid on October 5, 2026, on the eve of Fruit Attraction 2026 — the trade fair that this year chose the potato as its…
US shipments of potatoes destined for chip manufacturing are down 19.9% in the first two months of the 2026/27 marketing season compared with the same period a year earlier, according to shipment data for August and September…
Producing a hectare of potatoes in Spain currently costs around €8,000. That is the estimate of Mauro Santana Martín, a 38-year-old grower based in Valladolid province, reported by Argenpapa on October 8, 2026 — one of the…
