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U.S. exports of potatoes and potato products totaled 2.99 million tonnes in fresh-weight equivalent worth $2.17 billion in the 2025/26 season (July 2025 – June 2026), according to U.S. Department of Commerce data. Overall volume fell 4.8%…
Egypt's potato export sector is undergoing a significant transformation, moving away from traditional table-stock favorites toward more resilient and market-responsive varieties. Industry sources indicate that the long-dominant Spunta is steadily being replaced by newer cultivars such as…
The September 2026 potato harvest in Russia is unfolding as a season of extreme regional contrasts. While some areas report record-breaking yields and optimal weather, others are fighting for survival against catastrophic floods or facing severe local…
In a major step toward sustainable post-harvest infrastructure, a new 50‑tonne potato storage facility has been commissioned in Kenya that operates entirely without electricity. The structure relies on highly insulated panels to shield the interior from scorching…
While Europe and North America cut acreage, the Japanese processor is counting on a recovery in raw material supply after a difficult 2025 season. The ceremony in Tokachi Calbee Potato held its annual Potato Harvest Ceremony 2026…
Warming in Central Europe is extending the period of aphid activity, and with it the window for potato virus transmission. Seed systems that once operated with a comfortable margin are finding it harder to hold the highest…
The World Meteorological Organization now puts the chance of El Niño lasting into February 2027 at close to 100%. India heads into planting of its main winter potato crop on the back of what may be its…
Mexico City will host the 2026 National Potato Congress from 14 to 16 October at the Centro Banamex, bringing together growers, specialists, suppliers, buyers, distributors and industry representatives from across the country's potato chain. The three-day programme…
On World Agriculture Day, the two companies announced the winners of the second Regenerative Agriculture Challenge in Argentina. Across two seasons, the share of hectares under regenerative practices within McCain's Argentine grower network has climbed to 62%.…
Argentine researchers have costed out drone spraying in potatoes. At 3,000 hectares of annual flight time, the operating cost came to US$ 6.71 per hectare — roughly the same as running a ground sprayer the farm already…
A recent Argentine conference examined how algorithms are reshaping the agronomist's profession — and what that shift means for growing, storing and selling potatoes. The 10th Responsible Production Conference (Jornadas de Producción Responsable), organised by the Tandil…
Aconcagua's potato-specific app now stores a running record of each individual field and uses that accumulated context to answer growers' questions. PapaDX, the potato crop application developed by Argentine company Aconcagua, has released an update that extends…
