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The iconic Big Idaho Potato Truck made its first-ever stop in Eugene, Oregon, bringing a larger-than-life 4-ton foam potato to the South Eugene Safeway. While the giant spud may not be edible, the event drew crowds with…
Argenpapa has launched a series of interviews with participants in Argentina's potato chain. The first was Sebastián Novello, secretary of the board of the Santa Fe Market of Fruit, Vegetable and Horticultural Producers and Suppliers (MPASFE). His…
After a supply-short 2024 that pushed the value of potato trade at Brazil's largest wholesale market to a record, the 2025 supply recovery cut prices by more than 40% even as physical volume grew. The same CEAGESP…
Two tubers of the same variety, lifted on the same day and certified to the same health standard, can produce different crops. Part of the reason is physiological age (p-age) — the internal developmental condition of the…
The farm expanded its potato area by 7% for 2026, but a June–July drought cut tuber bulking on light Polesie soils Agro-Motol, a seed-potato producer in Ivanovo district of Belarus's Brest region, has increased its potato area…
Potatoes USA brought seed buyers, growers and government plant-health officials from seven countries to the United States in August 2026 for a reverse trade mission focused on seed potato production and certification. The delegations came from Namibia,…
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August 2026, against a revised July reading of 130.8 — up 1.9 percent month-on-month and 2.5 percent year-on-year. All five commodity groups gained: sugar 11.9 percent (highest since…
The harvest season for vegetables and potatoes has officially begun in the Republic of Karelia, according to the region's Ministry of Agriculture. Farmers are currently gathering early potato varieties such as 'Queen Anna,' 'Aurora,' and 'Gala,' along…
Researchers at the Institute of Agrobiotechnologies of the Komi Science Centre have launched field trials of a new soil ameliorant (a conditioner designed to reduce acidity) derived entirely from secondary resources of the local timber industry. With…
The vibrant city of Gandhinagar in Gujarat's Mahatma Mandir convention centre will play host to what promises to be Asia's largest and most influential potato industry gathering of the year, organized by Media Today Pvt. Ltd. With…
In a landmark regulatory move, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) have issued Announcement No. 72 of 2026, suspending import approvals for seed potatoes and planting material originating from…
Preliminary test dig results released by Spesag, the Düdingen-based agricultural organization, paint a sobering picture for Switzerland's 2026 potato season. Average yields have been recorded at just 276 kilograms per are, equivalent to approximately 27.6 tonnes per…
