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The consumer price of potatoes in Brazil rose 24.07% during September 2026, according to the IPCA — the country's official broad consumer price index — making the potato one of the fastest-rising foods of the month, behind…
Potato prices in Colombia surged 78.28% year-on-year in September 2026 and have climbed 67.7% since the start of the year, according to data from DANE, the national statistics office, reported by the newspaper El Colombiano. For comparison,…
Spain's potato production will drop by 8–10% this campaign, with losses approaching 15% in the northern regions, according to the Spanish federation of fruit and vegetable producer-exporters Fepex. Smaller tubers and rising costs are set to keep…
Austria's 2026 potato harvest is estimated at just 468,000 tonnes, a collapse of 42% from the 813,000 tonnes gathered in 2025, according to Statistik Austria figures reported by the APA news agency. The crop is also about…
The Environment Agency's weekly drought report for 2 to 8 October 2026 confirms that 11 areas of England are now in drought status, with Yorkshire formally moving into drought on 9 October. The agency reports that some…
Row 7 Seed Company's Poulette — a variety born from a 2013 conversation between chef Michel Bras and Cornell breeder Walter De Jong — is now on sale at Whole Foods stores in New York, New Jersey…
Gujarat-based potato processor Iscon Balaji Foods showcased its frozen potato brand Hungritos at MIHAS 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, targeting halal export corridors across Southeast Asia with a farm-to-freezer supply chain built on contract seed farming. Iscon Balaji…
Belgium's potato area has shrunk 17.4% this year to 88,904 hectares, provisional Statbel figures show — a correction of roughly 18,700 hectares after the record 2025 crop, with early potatoes nearly halved and sugar beets down 17.6%…
India and the Netherlands are moving to strengthen cooperation in the seed sector through the India–Netherlands Seed Partnership, following a knowledge and trade mission that paired ministerial talks with a seed-industry business roundtable. The Netherlands and India…
Potato growers in Argentina's Jujuy province are reducing planted area as seed potato prices of 60,000–65,000 pesos per bag squeeze margins, even as growers expect better seed quality than last season and see market room left by…
Input suppliers and a meteorologist headlined a PGP Agronegocios field day in Balcarce, the heart of Argentina's fresh potato region, presenting phosphite programs, seed treatment combinations and an El Niño outlook ahead of planting. PGP Agronegocios hosted…
A widespread rainfall event delivered between 16 and 70 millimeters across the southeast of Buenos Aires province, with Coronel Vidal recording the maximum of 70 mm — uneven but broadly welcome moisture for Argentina's main fresh potato…
