PIORiN inspects industrial potato processing plants
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 05 June 2023 15:05 As part of its tasks, the State Plant and Seed Protection Inspectorate supervises, among others, plants processing industrial potatoes. Depending on the

Станет ли картофель следующей гидропонной культурой?
Устойчивость глобальной продовольственной безопасности является важнейшей проблемой. Перед лицом

Czy ziemniaki będą kolejną uprawą hydroponiczną?
Odporność globalnego bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego jest kwestią krytyczną. W obliczu ograniczonego dostępu do gruntów i potencjalnych zakłóceń na rynkach żywności, potrzebne

"Subdued early potato volumes are marketed at persistently high prices"
The marketing of table potatoes and onions produced in the previous season is now also in the final spurt in the Free State of Bavaria. "German onions in the pack calibers 50-70 and 70-90 are

Changing weather patterns affect potato growth in Northern Ireland
Experts claim that changing weather patterns are hurting potato growth in Northern Ireland. Long periods of dry weather at present could affect crop yields later in the summer. A dry February

Denmark: Trucker detained after huge potato spill delays traffic on Storebaelt bridge
A truck driver was detained yesterday after a load of potatoes was found spilled on a key bridge linking the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. The driver was held on suspicion of causing

Comber Earlies herald start of NI summer
Northern Ireland potato grower Wilson Country plans to start harvesting its Comber Earlies next week, with first arrivals hitting Tesco NI stores from 7 June. The quality of this year’s crops

Drug smuggling into Poland in potato shipments
CBSP officers, with the support of Spanish colleagues and Europol, smashed the 'Kamela' gang, which smuggled drugs from Spain via the Netherlands and Germany to Poland in shipments of fruit and

Declining cultivation of carrots and organic onions
The domestic food retail trade is in the midst of a product range restructuring process. The marketing of domestic alternative edible potatoes has been completed. To bridge the gap until

Minister announces approvals under Seed Potato Sector and Chipping Potato Sector Investment Aid
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced the commencement of the issuing of grant approvals under the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato

Сладкий картофель - сложная культура
Бенуа Лабуй начал выращивать сладкий картофель в 2015 году, желая предложить супермаркетам и оптовикам

OCCP will check if farmers - potato suppliers are exploited by Chips producers
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 01 June 2023 12:18 President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny is checking the practices of six entities in investigations: Farm Frites Poland, Frito Lay Poland, Iglotex, Intersnack

Swedish research produces new model for studying and predicting impact of late blight on potatoes
A recent study, conducted by a team of scientists at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and The Rural Economy and Agricultural Society, focused on creating a streamlined dynamic yield

New potatoes on the wholesale market. Prices significantly down
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 01 June 2023 14:58 As we have already reported, wholesale prices for new potatoes are very erratic and volatile on a daily basis. Currently, prices in the Bronisze have

Sweet potatoes are a complex crop
Benoit Labouille started growing sweet potatoes in 2015, wanting to offer a product from France to supermarkets and wholesalers. Initially, the producer only supplied the local market, but the

Słodkie ziemniaki to złożona uprawa
Benoit Labouille rozpoczął uprawę słodkich ziemniaków w 2015 roku, chcąc zaoferować produkt z Francji supermarketom i hurtownikom. Początkowo producent zaopatrywał tylko rynek

Bulgaria imported more than 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables in January and February
In the first two months of this year alone, Bulgaria imported more than 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables. In the same period, the import of fresh fruit in Bulgaria was nearly 66,000 tons. For these

"Ware potatoes are fetching 60+ euros"
Jan-Eric Geersing's Dutch company focuses on seed potatoes, and he stays well on top of ware potato market happenings. "That market's a madhouse. Consumer potatoes are currently selling for more

MyFresh enters administration
Fresh produce processing firm MyFresh has gone into administration less than one year after its purchase by potato firm Tuber Group from the William Jackson Food Group. Conrad Alan Beighton and

Swedish 2023 potato harvest starts well as weather warms up
Swedish growers started harvesting the 2023 season’s first outdoor grown fresh potatoes earlier in May. They expect to harvest more volumes as the weather warms in the different growing regions

"Ziemniaki jadalne kosztują ponad 60 euro"
Holenderska firma Jana-Erica Geersinga koncentruje się na sadzeniakach ziemniaków i jest na bieżąco z wydarzeniami na rynku ziemniaków. "Ten rynek to dom wariatów. Ziemniaki

Slight growth in Ontario sweet potato acreage
Planting is underway in both Ontario and North Carolina for the 2023 sweet potato crop. “It’s a good start and we’re feeling pretty optimistic about it. We’re increasing our acreage base

RLV: Rhineland Potato Queen opened the early potato season
This year's opening of the early potato season took place as part of the farm tour in Kempen. Not only the invited guests of the Rhineland Potato Producers' Association (REKA) and the Rhineland

"Картофель в посуде стоит 60+ евро".
Голландская компания Яна-Эрика Гирсинга занимается семенным картофелем, и он всегда в курсе событий,

Apofruit, financial aid to members affected by flooding
After an extraordinary board meeting, Apofruit resolved important actions of financial support to its members affected by the flood. "We are talking, specifically, about a thousand farms covering