Nueva Zelanda: The new low carb potato taking New Zealand by storm
A New Zealand low-carbohydrate potato has been on the market for just three weeks, but is already proving to be a major success.
Oceania 03/07/2017
Perú importa 35 mil toneladas de papa para abastecer el negocio de la pollería
Uno de los negocios que más se ha multiplicado en el Perú son las pollerías.
Latam 03/07/2017
Holanda: Main harvest of Dutch potatoes four weeks later
How big the effects of the drought will be on the new potatoes, differs strongly by grower. "You have growers who irrigate and a group that don’t have that option.
Europa 03/07/2017
España: Los agricultores canarios se resignan ante un año catastrófico por la escasez de lluvias
El volumen de las siete presas públicas de Gran Canaria han pasado del 32% de su capacidad en 2015 al 22% en 2017; los 20 embalses de Tenerife, donde suelen caer más precipitaciones, están al 50% frente al 62% que presentaba hace dos años.
Europa 03/07/2017
Australia: AU potato growers bill the government $500k
Frustrated potato growers have sent the West Australian State Government a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars after the Government dropped an industry funded legal fight against Perth businessman Tony Galati.
Oceania 03/07/2017
Guatemala: EC criticises Spanish measures against Guatemalan potato moth
The European Commission (EC) believes that the measures enforced in Galicia and Spain "will hardly succeed in eradicating" the Guatemalan moth pest currently affecting potatoes.
Latam 03/07/2017
Tanzania: Tanzanian growers look to tissue culture to boost potato production
Instead of relying on planting the cut pieces from the traditional matured plants or diseased seeds, sweet potato growers now have a solution to their low yield woes.
Africa 03/07/2017
España: El noroeste de Europa, un ejemplo de buen funcionamiento para el sector
De los datos ofrecidos por la última edición del Boletín de la Patata se deduce que el sector es menos competitivo en España que en el conjunto de la Unión Europea.
Europa 03/07/2017