Sector | Potatoes and Onions
New Zealand marks International Day of Potato on 30 May
Uzbekistan plans to modernize potato sector with Hungarian support
Maharashtra onion prices plunge on oversupply
De Zeeuw Brothers adopt year-round automation
Martin Oudenes, My Roots & More:
"High prices allow for extended availability of Egyptian sweet potatoes"
Shoprite Group introduces South Africans to recyclable potato bags
Russia imports $9m in Chinese tomatoes
Global partnership formed for onion set seed production
Organic grower Pieter Vandooren
"If the drought continues into harvest, we’ll face a serious problem"
"We are shipping 200 containers of onions per week to Russia"
Frost damage affects potato fields in Ukraine, but farmers hope for recovery
Lower Saxony: Tasc International inaugurates trial station for potato storage and sprout inhibition
"This is where product development meets commercial reality"
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:
Weekly produce ads drop 3%, mixed fruit prices
Joey Deen, Denimpex
"Rising Dutch onion prices narrow the gap to New Zealand's cost price"
Waltson Chips prepares for a busy summer season
"Potato prices show no signs of recovering yet"
South Africa hosts potato events for International Day
Early start to the early potato harvest in the Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg:
"Thanks to irrigation, there will be a bumper crop for early potatoes"
Nematode crisis threatens Sa Pobla potato farming
Hungary’s worst apricot harvest in history
North Carolina Sweet potato leaders honored
Protecting New Zealand’s potatoes with strong biosecurity
"The decline in sea freight prices boosts the competitiveness of Chinese onion exports"
Austria: Dorfinger KG expects first loose-skinned early potatoes from the end of calendar week 21
"Early potato acreage expanded by 22 percent compared to last year"
Ciarciello Group made its debut at Macfrut with an innovative line
Packed unwashed range and a modern, ethical, and sustainable agricultural vision
Devastating fire in shantytown in Manolada, Greece, leaves over 1.000 farm workers homeless
Russia cuts 2025 state support for potato and vegetable production by 13%
Report from the International Symposium
Potatoes - here is the variety with three months of dormancy
Kyrgyz MP slams dependence on Chinese potatoes amid surging imports and rising prices, urging stronger domestic food security measures
Kyrgyzstan faces soaring potato imports from China
Egypt boosts potato and onion exports to Russia in 2025
Tajikistan expands onion exports to Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
Retailers look for growth in sweet potatoes beyond holiday peaks
Potato Market Report 14th May:
Dry conditions, cautious demand hit EU potatoes
mainly kiwifruit
Māori horticulture grows 35% despite land decline
Joaquín Córdoba, Director of Patatas Córdoba:
"We are harvesting high-quality potatoes, but fewer kilos due to the rains"
Potatoes and Chronic Kidney Disease
New guidance around fruits and vegetables rich in potassium
New Zealand speeds up potato variety imports
British Potato Show 2025 to spotlight global trends
Marco Stahl on the marketing of early potatoes from Cyprus
"Supply and demand almost balanced"
India's potato industry targets regional export growth
Bangladesh's potato exports surge to 55,000 tons
Colombia’s fruit and vegetable supply rises 12.4%
Swisscofel celebrates its 25th anniversary and announces changes to its board
Christian Bertholet elected as new president
Switzerland: Stable 2024 financial year for Fenaco
Record sales in the convenience sector
Unseasonal rain damages 4,240 hectares so far in Nashik
"Fruit and vegetable purchases remained under pressure in Flanders in 2024"
India begins onion buffer stock procurement
Pennsylvania farm gets $400k for advanced potato planter
Using edutainment to teach retailers about Vidalia onions
Eid Abdelkader from Adlergreen GmbH:
"Shortage of Egyptian Valencia oranges drives prices up"
Ukrainian potato prices rise: Young crop up to three times more expensive than imports
Nicolas Paille, Noirmoutier Cooperative
Early Noirmoutier potatoes showcased at the Taste of Paris culinary festival
Bangladesh potato exports quadruple amid strong demand
Belarus faces potato shortage amid rising prices
Russia’s potato prices surge 50% despite imports
Unseasonal rains damage crops in Nashik, impacting 14,000 farmers
Philippines seizes 34 tons of smuggled contaminated onions from China
Machiel Boons (Uien Radar)
"Above 20 cents, onion prices rise by nickels, below that they struggle for half a cent"
Drought in Belgium concerns Bart Nemegheer (De Aardappelhoeve)
"Good quality but lower yields for Spanish potatoes after exceptionally wet spring"
Dry weather aids NEPG potato planting, but risks yield
Angelique van der Meij, AGF-Online: "Thick kohlrabi bulbs and fine, long carrots"
"German carrot and kohlrabi season begins"
New: Lemonade chips
Steffen Mucha from Bio-Gemüse regional AG in Dresden:
"Price increases of up to 25 per cent for yellow and red organic onions"
$450M potato plant planned for Grand Forks
Patatas Meléndez achieves 12% growth in early potato acreage and 15% in Castile-Leon
"The latest rains will cause a drop in Andalusia's potato production"
SESUR Field Day and Variety Show 2025:
International platform for innovation in the potato industry
Rangpur onion production hits record 119,811 tons
Nigeria's informal onion exports top 1.6 million bags
Russian potato prices rise 52% after poor harvest
Potato Market Report 7th May:
European potato planting nears completion
Belarus top potato supplier to Russia, faces domestic shortages
Ukrainian farm to double potato production with new cold storage facility
Time to renew licenses for sweet potato varieties is now
Wim Tuinstra, Jan Tuinstra BV
"Potato prices under significant pressure, yet we remain among the most expensive in Europe"
BASF | Nunhems' new high-yielding red onion for intermediate cycle
Brazil’s onion imports surge with unstable market
Kazakhstan boosts vegetable imports as domestic prices continue to rise
Castilla y León grows 40% of Spain’s potatoes
Scottish farm boosts seed potato sorting with automation
Egypt exports 26,000 tons of onions from 5 million-ton crop
KREI forecasts produce price drops, radish up 50%
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:
Produce ads rise with festive deals and price shifts
Kenya to scrap import tax on onions, potatoes
Adriaan van Belzen, Daily Onions:
"More and more Egyptian exporters entering the onion trade without real expertise"
Rangpur sweet potato yield rises
Sweden develops drought-resistant potatoes
Organic farming marks 40 years of climate impact
Idaho potato acreage to hit 70-year low
Honduran farmers protest potato imports
Nuffield scholarship supports future horticulture leaders
Tight supply and high demand keep North Carolina sweet potato prices stronger
Duhok plans potato exports after 600,000-ton harvest
Potato market report Germany weeks 17-18
'Customer saturation after Easter was evident'
Stëbleva potato growers struggle as imports rise
AGCOT to transform central Tanzania into mango export hub
Spinach peptides fight citrus and potato diseases
Four arrested for smuggling misdeclared onions in Pampanga
Maria Flynn - Ballymakenny Heritage Potatoes
"This year we are hoping to sell more to chefs in the UK, we already sell to Irish chefs"
Potato Market Report 30th April:
Potato plantings resume under price pressure
Magallanes expands potato production and processing
Start of the melon and stone fruit season at the Vienna Wholesale Market
"Receptive market for Moroccan watermelons, subdued demand for Spanish stone fruit"
Philippine onion stocks reach 100,908 tons
Tajik fruits and vegetables losing ground in Kazakhstan
Future strategy backs next-gen NZ potato growers
Austria:
"We are struggling with strict official requirements"
Pfalzmarkt eG internationalizes its cooperative business
Portuguese producer joins cooperative as member
Thuringia:
"In terms of quality, it wasn't the easiest year for potatoes"
Russia’s potato imports from China surge amid local shortages
India’s onion exports fall 11% as prices drop
EU processing potato prices drop on weak demand
"Free market potato prices are under a lot of pressure right now"
New California crop yellow potatoes expected to see particularly good demand
Marius Jansen, J. Jansen & Zonen Uienhandel:
"We had an excellent year for onion exports to Poland"
India eases air cargo rules for agricultural exports
Stuttgart Wholesale Market:
"Despite inflation, there are still some exotic items that are very popular"
UK onion supplier expands to 750 tons weekly for major retailer
Fepex
Good prospects for the 2025 potato season
Delayed harvest keeps potato prices high in Azerbaijan
Potato processing restarts in Ukraine with new equipment
Vidalia sees another strong sweet onion crop
Potato Market Update:
Easter boosts foodservice demand as cold slows UK planting
Ukraine expands farm storage loans
Mirko Giuliani from the CCORAV Consortium:
Planting almost complete, and positive signs from the Italian potato market
COAG denounces the presence of imported potatoes amid the new national potato season
Wisconsin strengthens protections for certified seed potatoes
Flooding delays potato planting in A Limia
Canal protests disrupt Pakistan's potato and fruit exports
Kazi Talaska - NZ Onions