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The potato price in Turkey was a major point of discussion in June when the price of one kilogram of potatoes went up as high as 1.25 USD. However with the start ...

Potato production in the Moscow Oblast in 2018 increased by 37% compared to the volumes of the previous year. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of ...

As part of the company’s ongoing growth and development strategy, Tong has boosted its sales team with the appointment of a new Sales Manager who will help drive sales throughout the UK ...

Earlier this month, USDA-NASS published its annual report Potatoes 2017 Summary; September 2018. The data indicate a slight increase of the total 2017 potato production in the United States compared to the previous ...

At the Potato Europe in Bockerode that starts tomorrow, breeding company Dr. K.-H. Niehoff from Bütow will present a new table potato, the Macarena, a variety with a number of traits that ...

Starting 5 September Azerbaijan has doubled customs duty on imported potatoes. The Cabinet Ministers has amended today "The commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity of Azerbaijan, rates of import customs duties & ...

The heatwave in Germany is also affecting the harvest of potato varieties needed to make potato chips. Due to the extraordinary weather conditions, there is the threat of 30 percent crop failures. ...

The Emsland Group, a potato processor with seven production plants throughout Germany, produces Potato Starch, Protein and fiber, Potato Flakes, Potato Granules and a number of potato specialties. The company explains the ...

Alsum Farms & Produce, Inc., celebrates 45 years as an innovative grower, packer and shipper of locally grown potatoes, onions and provider of fresh, quality produce. Larry Alsum, President and CEO of ...

The government in the Indian state Odisha has started producing potato variety ‘Chipsona’ on experimental basis since kharif season in Koraput. The potato chips variety has been cultivated in 800 hectare for ...

The warm and dry weather of recent months has caused a commotion in the potato sector in Northern Europe.Many growers suffered damages due to the heat and dry weather, resulting in plots ...

Each year, the Potato Industry injects more than $1 billion into the economy of the Canadian province Alberta, according to industry professionals. Terence Hochstein, executive director with the Potato Growers of Alberta: ...

The General Manager of United Potato Growers of Canada, Kevin MacIsaac, released a report earlier this month on the potato crop situation in Canada by province. Prince Edward Island The summer is ...

The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) report that by now it is clear that the potato production this year in North-Western Europe will be much lower than average and that quality issues ...

Farmers, researchers and members of the public gathered at the University of Maine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle last Wednesday to learn about the latest in potato research. Greg Porter, a ...

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000 hectares(ha), a fall of three per cent on the previous year. This ...

When Kelly Kuball walked the Texas A&M Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program variety display trials near Springlake recently, he was a long way from his specialty potato company in Arvin, California. ...

Due to the long ongoing drought and heat wave, the potato harvest in Germany and Europe will be significantly reduced in quantity, as well as quality compared to the previous year. This ...

Based upon the latest NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) calculations the consumption potato area in the combined 5 North-Western European countries is 595.587 ha, an increase of 1% compared to last season. ...

PotatoEurope 2018, one of the top events for the international potato industry, returns to Germany on September 12 and 13. PotatoEurope, an annual exhibition, is held in Germany every four years. This ...

What matters more for food businesses, quality and safety or quantity? The long-standing consensus among food growers, packers and processors is that quality is crucial. Delivering a high-quality product – uniform in ...

The Belgian Development Cooperation has been working with the International Potato Centre (CIP) in developing countries since the 1970s. The aim is to support the research and training required to improve the ...

Potato farmers from Northern Province in Rwanda can breathe a sigh of relief as the government is stepping in to address the existing gap in the supply of quality seed potatoes. The ...

Soil organic matter has become a popular topic of discussion in the past year. In Ontario, a report from late 2016 indicated soil organic matter (SOM) levels in many parts of the ...

Typically, potatoes are multiplied by replanting a small potato tuber from last season, causing it to grow a new potato plant. Recently a new method of multiplication is making headlines: true potato ...