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Welcome to the IPT Community: Tatiana Dmitrievna Gubina, Potato Industry Expert from Russia
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Welcome to the IPT Community: Evgeny, Potato Buyer from Russia
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Welcome to the IPT Community: Gaston Viani, Potato Grower from Argentina
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Africa
DALTEX, One of the World’s Largest Fresh Potato Exporters, Deploys AI at Scale with ORTH
Egypt’s DALTEX, which exports over 300,000 tons of produce a year to more than 75 countries, has deployed ORTH’s AI agronomy platform across its farms to raise yields, improve quality and cut losses.
Agronomy
Phosphorus and potassium before planting: forms, balance and placement
Potato tubers remove about 5.8 kg K₂O per tonne, according to the PDA — but multiplying yield by that figure gives offtake, not a fertilizer rate.
Agronomy
Soil pH and potatoes: why the 5.0–6.0 range is not universal
Moderately acidic soil helps suppress common scab, but there is no single pH target for every farm — it is a trade-off between disease and nutrient availability.
America
Ecuador’s Carchi: Drought, Frosts and Pests Cut Potato Plantings by 20–30%
Carchi, Ecuador's leading potato province, has seen planted area fall 20-30% amid drought, frost and rising pest pressure, even as Súper Chola fetches US$24-28 per quintal on farm.
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Dutch Potato Exports Rise 12.6% as Northwest European Harvest Falls 25.4%
Cargo ships and cranes at Europoort, Rotterdam. Photo: Igor Passchier (Pexels) Dutch exports of table and processing potatoes reached 147,956 tonnes by 30 September 2026, up 12.6% year-on-year — even as the combined Northwest European harvest is…
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A Global Potato Community Comes Together in Kenya
Reflections from a first-time participant at the 13th World Potato Congress, and what global collaboration means for the wider potato value chain By Navid Suthar | M S International, India ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ A first experience on a global…
America
PepsiCo Showcases AI and Regenerative Farming on Alberta Potato Farm Supplying Lay’s Chips
PepsiCo has presented Perry Family Farm in southern Alberta, Canada, as a model combining AI, precision agriculture and regenerative practices in commercial potato production for Lay's.
America
U.S. Potato Industry Seeks Presidential Intervention Over Japan’s Fresh Potato Market
The U.S. potato industry is asking President Trump to raise fresh table-stock potato access in talks with Japan, a market the National Potato Council values at an extra $150 million a year in exports.
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At the Bottom of the Americas, Chile Builds Potato Self-Sufficiency 100 Certified Tonnes at a Time
INIA's Kampenaike station has produced a historic 100-plus tonnes of certified seed potatoes in Chile's Magallanes region, distributed free to more than 200 growers from Punta Arenas to Cape Horn.