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Sector | Potatoes and Onions

Dutch-Nigerian plan to improve potato seed supply

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

“New Zealand has an export protocol in line with other countries to support phytosanitary access into Indonesia"