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Studies from Kenya and Switzerland and Canadian storage guidance show how warm reconditioning at 13–22°C reverses part of cold-induced sweetening and improves chip and fry colour.
Russia's industrial potato sector achieved a historic yield record of 310.8 centners per hectare in 2025, up 15% from 270.2 c/ha in 2024, with large agricultural organizations reaching 331.6 c/ha. At the regional level, Astrakhan Oblast far…
Trials in Washington State and Idaho show gibberellic acid on seed pieces doubles stem numbers and shifts crops to small tubers. Low doses raised yields 11–24%, while high doses deformed stems and cut yield.
Potato yields across France vary dramatically by region, with the Paris basin and northern areas consistently outperforming other parts of the country, according to official data for the 2024 and 2025 harvest years. Île-de-France recorded the highest…
University of Idaho and Washington State research shows that cold soil, excess water and uneven nitrogen at tuber initiation start brown center and hollow heart in potatoes.
AHDB, the University of Maine and the PNW handbook show why powdery scab and potato mop-top virus stay in soil for a decade or more, and why clean seed is the main defence.
Facing rising concerns over contamination, leading Japanese food manufacturers are turning to pest-resistant potatoes. Last week, Kewpie announced that its food service subsidiary plans to sell potato salad made from the Yumeikoro variety starting in fiscal 2027.…
Extension services in the US and the UK show why hot summers favour Dickeya blackleg over Pectobacterium, and why seed testing with 400 or more tubers per lot is the main defence.
Japan's government has begun procedures to allow imports of fresh American-grown potatoes, a product long banned due to pest-related concerns. The move comes in response to demands from the Trump administration to open the market, and it…
Yakutia’s harvest campaign is in its final stage, with farms having collected 63,429 tonnes of potatoes as of October 5 — 83% of the planned target — alongside 21,802 tonnes of open-ground and greenhouse vegetables, or 75%…
Wageningen trials, PotatoWorld guidance and a Florida spacing study show that plant density, stem number and variety decide how many tubers end up in the small baby potato grade.
Mainland Tanzania produced 752,520 tonnes of Irish potatoes in the 2023/24 agricultural year at 10 t/ha, the national statistics bureau says. Small farms grow almost all of the crop.
