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Mexico has confirmed its status as the largest export market for US potatoes and potato products by volume. Shipments to the Mexican market reached 671,567 tonnes in fresh weight equivalent (FWE) during the July 2025–June 2026 marketing…
Demonstration plots are already in the ground at FreshCrop in Mau Narok, where the World Potato Congress 2026 Farmers Field Day will be held on Thursday 29 October. Organisers expect the event to bring together more than…
PepsiCo has held its 2026 Global Agro University in Hannover, Germany, bringing together more than 140 growers, suppliers, agronomists and agricultural specialists from over 35 countries. The company reported on the event on 10 September; the programme…
A canopy can look sound while the saleable part of the crop is already lost. Losses in East Asia this August and the European season now being lifted point to the same mechanism: the temperature that decides…
Belarus has fixed the maximum price at which potatoes can be sold into its state procurement programme for the coming winter — a decision taken while only a tenth of the crop was out of the ground.…
PotatoEurope 2026 and the inaugural SugarBeet Expo were held on 9 and 10 September on the farmland of the Rittergut Gestorf estate at Springe, near Hanover in Lower Saxony. Organised by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) under…
Canadian company EarthFresh has introduced a new potato variety called Butter Potatoes, positioned as a premium product and already available for sale in Canada. Its key distinguishing feature is a natural buttery flavor and creamy texture that…
The NEIKER Technology Centre in Spain has registered a new potato variety called Atsegiñe, distinguished by its purple skin and purple-and-white flesh. This variety contains 30% more antioxidants—specifically anthocyanins—than white potato varieties, offering potential health benefits to…
Beyond weather disasters, 2026 has brought a severe marketing crisis for Russian potato producers. In spring 2026, farmers in the Vladimir, Novgorod, and other regions faced a sharp reduction in purchases from major retail chains. Retailers shifted…
Potato farmers across several regions of Russia and Kazakhstan are facing severe crop losses due to contrasting extreme weather conditions this season. In Russia's Amur Region, prolonged heavy rains have waterlogged the soil, causing tubers to rot…
Uzbekistan imported 421,900 tonnes of potatoes worth $34 million in January–June 2026, down 46,900 tonnes from the same period a year earlier, with supplies arriving from 11 countries. Kazakhstan dominated the flow with 337,900 tonnes, or roughly…
Morocco imported more than 12,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes in the 2025/26 marketing year (July 2025 – June 2026) — a 50% increase over the previous five years combined and 2.4 times the previous record set in…
