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There is a general expectation that the costs of fresh potatoes would increase across Europe. Produce growers that offer high-quality product are refusing to accept lower pricing. Price hikes are currently being ...

Harvest was ground to a halt in many areas in Ireland over the last week with very wet weather conditions, the outlook for the next week looks unsettled also, the Irish Farmers ...

Lamb Weston Holdings announced in a press release issued today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods B.V. for ...

Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult moths.The European corn borer is a sporadic pest of potatoes, usually attacking the crop in cool seasons when corn development is delayed. Female moths lay egg ...

Consumption and demand continue to return to pre-pandemic levels with the current cost of living crisis influencing consumption also, according to the Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) weekly potato market report. According to IFA, growers ...

At the PotatoEurope event in Germany this week, the new SL 919 store loader with “Quantum” infeed conveyor will be demonstrated in practical use. The store loader is equipped with a 900 ...

Around 8,000 potato professionals from 65 countries at the trade fair in Springe, Germany - Technical program delivered solutions to current practical issues – Over 250 exhibitors presented innovations and products(DLG). The ...

Europe’s blisteringly hot summer is forecast to result in the smallest potato crop in years, threatening further price rises for popular foods such as fries just as consumers contend with spiralling inflation, ...

Heavy storms (25 to 60mm) have caused some hope in France, Germany, Belgium, and up through Eastern/Central Holland, but agronomists are now waiting to see how the potato crops react. France is ...

Europe’s most severe drought in decades is hitting homes, factories, farmers and freight across the continent, as experts warn drier winters and searing summers fueled by global heating mean water shortages will ...

With Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are sounding warnings ...

Retail sales and home consumption have plateaued again in Ireland due to soaring temperatures and peak holidays period, according to the weekly potato market report issued by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). IFA further ...

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre recently published the “Drought in Europe – July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on the European Drought Observatory. The analysis of the evolution ...

Damme, August 16, 2022 On the 7th and 8th of September 2022, the international trade fair PotatoEurope will take place in Bockerode near Hanover and GRIMME will present a large number of ...

According to the department, this decision was made due to the diseases detected in the seeds.From August 15, Rosselkhoznadzor prohibits the supply of seed material from French, German, Dutch and Canadian nurseries ...

7 and 8 September 2022 in Bockerode/Springe (Lower Saxony) – over 40 machines live in action(DLG). PotatoEurope, the venue of Europe’s potato professionals, will once again impress visitors with its machinery demonstrations. ...

New awards scheme will correspond with SIMA FOR its 2022 edition, SIMA, the international exhibition of solutions and technologies for high-performance and sustainable agriculture, is launching the SIMA Farming Awards in partnership ...

Mike Storey made honorary EAPR member DR Mike Storey has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to research and innovation in the potato industry with an honorary membership of the European Association ...

The European Association for Potato Research (EAPR) Council has awarded two honorary memberships to celebrate people with outstanding achievements in potato research and significant contributions to the association. Two new honorary members ...

Retail markets in Ireland remain static as school holidays are in full swing; demand for the processing sector is buoyant, according to this week’s market report by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). IFA says ...

Over 180 exhibitors signed up – broad technical program: from intercropping, autonomous machines to direct farm sales – machinery demonstrations – September 7 and 8, 2022 in Springe- Mittelrode near Hanover, Germany ...

As said by market players, preliminary figures suggest that the area wedded to potato production in Europe will rise marginally, if at all, for the upcoming 2022/23 period. Massive gains in various ...

Over the last two weeks, most of Northern Europe has received 10 to 40 mm of rain. Buyers are much more relaxed now that there is less concern about early potato crop development. Factory ...

The Irish Farmers’ Association experts recently wrote in their regular report that across Europe, the potato processing factories worked “like never before” in May, and growers with excess to contract still left ...

In Europe, the spud futures prices have bolstered this week with the current spell of cool overnight temperatures and dry weather adding confidence to the longer term. “Buyers in the processing sector ...