Navigating the Downturn: Strategic Insights for the 2025 Potato Contract Season
The Dutch potato market is sending clear signals of correction for the 2024/2025 season. According to the Association of Arable ...
Tag: Dutch Agriculture
The “Perfect Storm”: Dutch Potato Farmers Face Prices 90% Below Last Year’s Level
The Dutch potato sector, a cornerstone of European agriculture, is in the throes of a severe market crisis. Following the ...
A Shift in the Fields: Dutch Potato Exports Navigate a Changing European Landscape
Recent export figures from the Dutch Potato Organisation (NAO) for the first nine months of 2025 highlight a notable shift ...
Dutch Potato Crisis: Record Harvest and Global Competition Create Perfect Price Storm
The Netherlands, Europe's largest potato exporter, is experiencing an unprecedented price collapse that threatens the viability of its potato sector. ...
Boosting Potato Yields with Dutch Innovation: Picasso Seeds Transform Farming in Alay District
In a significant step toward seed renewal and agricultural resilience, 25,000 kg of second-generation Picasso seed potatoes have been distributed to farmers ...
PotatoEurope 2025 Takes Root: Alegria Variety Leads the Way for Innovation in Lelystad
Alegria in the Spotlight: PotatoEurope 2025 Begins with Strong Planting Conditions and Big Expectations With early April planting complete and ...
Spring Sprint: Dutch Farmers Race to Plant Potatoes Early in the Driest March on Record
The contrast couldn’t be greater. In 2023 and 2024, Dutch farmers were delayed in planting their seed potatoes until late ...
From Field to Fries: How Dutch Growers Are Cultivating Potatoes for Five Guys with Precision and Passion
In the competitive world of fast-food supply chains, consistency, quality, and timing are everything. For the Dutch arable farm Kroes ...
Pieper-Mania 2015: How a Dutch Farmer Turned a Potato Surplus into a National Sensation
From Surplus to Sensation: The Story of Pieper-Mania The year 2015 may not seem far behind, but for Dutch potato ...
Sweet potatoes from the Netherlands: how the Van Geel brothers played a pioneering role
From family business to sweet potato specialistsJoris and Geerd van Geel grew up on a traditional arable farm with crops ...
Lidl’s “Hutspot Accord”: A Game-Changer for Dutch Organic Farming
On October 29, Lidl Netherlands marked a milestone in Dutch organic farming by signing the “Hutspot Accord.” At its headquarters ...
Jumbo’s Sustainability Push: Aiming for 10% Organic Produce by 2027
In a major push toward sustainability, Jumbo Supermarkets, one of the largest retail chains in the Netherlands, has set a ...
Potato Farming Under Pressure: These Farmers Aim to Turn the Tide
For decades, potato farming has been a pillar of Dutch agriculture. However, recent developments in climate and consumer preferences are ...
Potato planting in Europe: progress amid weather problems
Despite recent storms and heavy rainfall in parts of Europe, potato planting has made significant progress. With 50% of plantings ...
Expanding Horizons: Dewulf Ventures Further into the Dutch Heartlands
Dewulf, the renowned Belgian agricultural machinery powerhouse, is set to broaden its production horizons with an expansion project in Winsum. ...
