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Contract farming for crisps is starting in Kazakhstan, with the buyer secured before planting
The crop is smaller and uneven, so stocks and transport between regions matter more this winter
Egypt wants more of its seed potatoes grown at home, a medium-term shift for seed exporters
Official monthly figures give a rare view of potato supply in Central America
Discovery will now test how North America's four big fry makers shared market data
Minsk wants more potato area and exports, adding supply to Russian and Central Asian markets
Most booths are reportedly gone, and the PAA poster deadline for researchers closes on 15 October
Brest's surge speeds up the organised-sector harvest while Russian prices shape the export outlook
One lab test that separates two easily confused scab diseases could help seed certification
Public breeders are racing to put heat tolerance and virus resistance into commercial russets
The current farm law extension expires on 30 September, and a Senate floor vote may slip past November
Low yields and a low share of large tubers mean less raw material for Belgian processors
Brazil's potato rally has turned as supply recovers, with effects felt in Argentina
One variety on half the area leaves Belgian growers and fry makers facing the same drought risk
A firm opening in a key storage region shows the European shortage reaching southern markets
With no official UK crop estimate since 2021, one think-tank model is the only loss figure available
Seed growers may get an extra year to comply with rules whose procedures are not yet written
Rain cut supply at São Paulo's winter hub just as prices were recovering from below-cost July levels
The first price of the season will show how much the drought has changed potato prices in Belgium
India's largest producing state wants export reach, but first shipments are pilot-sized and go by sea
Regional price gaps show where Kazakh potatoes are cheapest to buy and most profitable to sell
A price spike arrives just after Germany lost its only exchange-traded potato hedge
A cheaper carrier could bring camera-based virus selection to mid-size seed-potato farms
A home-grown certified seed chain would cut Pakistan's reliance on imported and farm-saved seed
A strong southern harvest going straight to market could offset shrinking area elsewhere in Russia
Unsold stock in Agra's cold stores is draining the cash farmers need for the next planting
Full cold stores and prices below cost put pressure on seed choice and area just before rabi planting
A European breeder showing a Kyrgyz crisping field signals real demand for processing seed
One city says it holds about half of China’s seed-potato capacity, making it a key node for supply
Putting a seed-potato company at the centre of the 2027 field day signals the congress focus on seed
With category sales flat, growth now depends on online visibility and premium small formats
If disease, not area, drives prices, the gap is harder to close: infected fields are simply lost
A sharp rise in the main table variety comes as El Niño risk builds across the Andes
Stable prices before the Nili planting signal adequate domestic supply ahead of the export season
Brazilian supply now caps the rally in Argentine wholesale prices and reshapes Mercosur potato trade
Multiplying imported elite seed at home is the step Uzbekistan needs to cut its reliance on imports
Speculative storage turned a price risk into a total loss for stock owners and the cold-store operator
The group result is flattered by a land revaluation while the starch business itself lost money
A price floor in India's biggest potato state only works if farmers register, and few have so far
Natural-cold design skips refrigeration costs for smallholder potato storage
Northern China's autumn crop sets domestic supply through winter and what China can offer export markets
The most concrete step yet toward opening Japan's fresh market to US potatoes; Hokkaido seed at stake
France is the EU's largest processing-potato producer, so its shortfall drives prices across the bloc
In a short-crop year, better grading means fewer marketable tubers lost to rejection or mis-sorting
A national average hides farms with almost no crop in Bavaria and near-normal yields in the north
Stocks ran out in July, and growers now fear a big crop could push prices below cost next season
The benchmark fries-potato price barely moved at harvest peak, a sign buyers expect supply to stay tight
Starch potatoes are being pulled into the fries chain, a sign of how tight processing raw material is
Wet digging on a smaller Idaho crop raises storage and quality risks for the whole season
Stored 2025 potatoes and imports are hiding the 2026 shortfall, and that buffer will soon run out
