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Potato deliveries reached 66.55 million 10-kg bags, 8% more than a year ago, while average prices fell to R48.76 per bag, according to an Absa AgriTrends report cited by Farmer's Weekly.
Bryansk farms had harvested potatoes on 15,100 ha, or 41% of the plan, by mid-September. Neighbouring Tula and Kaluga report farm prices of 14–20 roubles per kg and shop prices of 34–35 roubles.
Snack maker Mohammed Riaz & Partner has launched the Muscat Chips brand in Oman with a 300 kg per hour potato chip line from TNA Solutions, the companies say. A second line is already ordered.
Azerbaijan harvested 777,200 tonnes of potatoes in January–August 2026, 2.2% more than a year earlier, the State Statistics Committee says. Exports in January–July rose 9.2% to 77,400 tonnes.
Vice Minister of Agriculture Nazgul Khatepova said on 29 September that Kazakhstan will not restrict potato exports. The ministry expects a 2.8 Mt harvest; 2.5 Mt is already dug.
The Central Potato Research Institute station in Gwalior has prepared 600 quintals of seed of Kufri Surya, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Sangam for farmers in five districts for rabi planting.
A 50-kg bag of potash costs ₹2,200 in Punjab, up from ₹1,800 a year ago, a farm union leader says. NPK 12:32:16 rose by ₹1,100 per quintal a month earlier.
Farmers in Nilfamari district have started planting early potatoes. The district plans 22,700 ha of potatoes, including 8,300 ha of early crop, and growers hope for Tk 90–100 per kg.
A KfW-funded project says seven registered seed potato farms at over 2,400 m in Chon-Alay harvested 35–50 t/ha of European varieties. Local seed costs about 100 som/kg versus 170–180 som/kg for imports.
In 2026, four new potato varieties of Czech breeding were officially registered in the Czech Republic, covering both the table and processing segments. Baronka is an early table variety of culinary type AB, notable for its high…
Dutch fry potatoes are unusually small this year, according to a processor's crop monitoring and a farm weekly. The weekly price quotation for potatoes sold without a contract fell slightly on 28 September.
Potato farmers in West Bengal sold their crop at ₹8 per kg in central Kolkata in protest against low prices. Nearly 10 crore sacks are still in cold stores, farm leaders say.
