In a concerning development for potato farmers across Ireland and the United Kingdom, the latest weekly market report from the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has highlighted extreme challenges in the ongoing harvest season.
Belgapom, the association for the Belgian potato trade and processing industry, issued a press release yesterday, saying that the Belgian potato industry is facing significant challenges due to adverse weather conditions.
A Chinese research project on the potato cultivation has benefited farmers from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries through diverse cooperation,
The production cost of potatoes nearly doubled this year in comparison to last year due to an increase in prices of potato seeds, fertiliser and irrigation, raising concerns about a further increase in retail prices of the tuber.
Comme son père et son grand-père avant lui, Nicolas Marie cultive des pommes de terre dans son exploitation agricole à Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite, entre Bayeux et Caen (Calvados).
A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation.
Alfonso Sáenz de Cámara, directeur de la coopérative UDAPA et président du Club Ibérique des Professionnels de la Pomme de terre :
Het exportseizoen van Nederlandse consumptie- en industrieaardappelen komt op stoom. Vooral de uitvoer naar buurlanden Duitsland, België en Frankrijk is flink hoger dan vorig jaar. Dat blijkt uit de meest recente cijfers van de Nederlandse Aardappel
