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Harvest advice from Canadian specialists sets a pulp window of about 10–16 °C. Cold tubers, low potassium and long drops all raise blackspot and shatter bruise risk.
Research shows soil temperatures around 23 °C and water stress during early bulking trigger sugar ends. The defect is irreversible in storage and darkens fries.
Mexico's main potato breeding centre is INIFAP (the National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research). Over more than 70 years of work, the institute has developed dozens of varieties that now occupy around 36% of the…
India's Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, acting on the recommendations of the Central Seed Committee, has officially approved four new potato varieties developed by ICAR-CPRI (Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla) for nationwide cultivation and seed production.…
A market report forecasts a record Canadian potato crop of 130.6 million cwt in 2026, up 3.7%, driven by a record yield of 336 cwt per acre.
A bill in the Argentine Senate would require farmers to pay royalties on saved seed of protected varieties, including potato tubers, capped at 10% of the original seed value.
FAOSTAT data show Algerian potato production rose from 3.3 to 4.6 million tonnes between 2010 and 2024. Yield rose to 33.9 t/ha, driven by irrigated desert farming.
FAOSTAT data show Nigeria produced about 1.23 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024. The average yield of 3.76 t/ha is among the lowest in Africa.
The Aflou district in Laghouat province expects 877,100 quintals of seasonal potatoes from 3,032 hectares, with harvest running until November.
French potato leaders say drought created no winners: seed yields fell to 12 t/ha on dry land, and growers short of contract volumes will not be paid for missing tonnes.
The French potato growers union UNPT says nitrogen costs rose by €99 per tonne and warns growers not to cut doses on price alone.
Farmers' union Boerenbond says Flemish potato yields are 20 to 21% below average after heat and drought, the lowest level since 2018.
