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Dutch potato cooperative Nedato has reported a 2025 pool result of €3.58 per 100 kg to its members — a figure reflecting fry-variety pools that sat at zero and briefly negative prices, with the grower advance cut…
Bulgaria's food safety agency has launched unplanned inspections of potato origin, labeling and traceability across five major retail chains and their warehouses, running 6–12 October, targeting substitution or concealment of country of origin. The Bulgarian Food Safety…
The Cundinamarca departmental government, working with national potato federation Fedepapa, has delivered seed potato, minitubers and fertilizer packages worth around 105 million pesos per association to 12 producer associations covering 126 farming families, with technical support through…
The five main European fry-exporting countries shipped 564,500 tonnes of frozen fries in June, up 6.1% year on year and the second-highest monthly figure ever, even as average export prices fell 10% to €1,100 per tonne —…
Canadian potato production is estimated at 130.6 million hundredweight — about 5.92 million tonnes — up 3.7% on last year and a record, with Prince Edward Island up 22%, while the industry braces for the smallest U.S.…
There is no standard recipe for developing a strong potato sector, says Michel de Bruin of Dutch cooperative Agrico: quality seed is only the starting point, and the real work lies in farmer knowledge, functioning markets, enabling…
Urschel Laboratories will present its new Little Gem Aspire Dicer at SIAL Paris 2026 (October 17–21), performing live test cuts at Booth P230 in Hall 5A alongside four more heavy-duty machines — a bet that processors want…
Canadian produce company EarthFresh reports its premium Butter Potatoes line has reached more than 4 million North American households less than a year after launch, with acreage expanded 40% for year-round supply — and claims the line…
As harvest and storage filling approach completion across North America, the North America Potato Storage Organization is urging growers, storage managers and transport operators to keep safety at the centre of the operation — with fatigue management…
Dutch grading technology specialist Ellips will exhibit its True-AI optical grading, Elisam platform and CleanFlow bulk handling system at the Global Produce & Floral Show 2026 in Orlando, citing installations that cut manual labor by up to…
Early potato cultivation is gaining momentum in Dinajpur, where farmers are preparing fields and planting early-maturing varieties in the hope of reaching the market ahead of the main winter harvest and commanding higher prices. According to the…
Behind every bag of potatoes sold in a Nigerian market lies a question the sector has too rarely asked: where did the seed come from? For most farmers on the Jos Plateau, the answer is the open…
