Brasil: Pela 4ª semana consecutiva, preço da batata sobe
Amplitude de preços é alta
Latam 23/06/2019
India: Revolutionising potato seed production in India
In the past five decades, potato production in India has steadily increased from around 8.3 million tons in 1980 to 48.6 million tons in 2017, an increase of more than 500 percent.
Asia 21/06/2019
Australia: Agronico: "A lot of people know that we produce seed, but don’t know that we do minitubers."
Raising the profile of its minituber production will be one of the main aims for Tasmania’s leading seed potato and agronomy businesses at this month’s Hort Connections in Melbourne.
Oceania 21/06/2019
EEUU: Why do people like potatoes?
Chetan Sharma is completing his doctorate in human nutrition at Kansas State University under the guidance of Martin Talavera, assistant professor of sensory analysis and consumer behavior.
Norte Am. 21/06/2019
Zimbabwe: Government to roll out large-scale potato program
The Zimbabwean government will soon roll out a large-scale programme for the production of table and Irish potatoes as a measure to boost the country’s food security.
Africa 21/06/2019
Europa: Developing a hyperspectral imaging technique for Potato Virus Y detection
In temperate regions, the main diseases of the seed potato crop are caused by viruses and bacterial infections (Dickeya and Pectobacterium).
Europa 21/06/2019
EEUU: Cornell improves global access to potato breeding material
According to an article on news.cornell.edu, Cornell’s plant breeders and geneticists have played a significant role in the improvement of the potato, having released more than 50 varieties since 1908.
Norte Am. 21/06/2019
Europa: Panoramica sul mercato europeo delle patate
Come riporta la nota di mercato Fiwap/PCA, in Belgio diversi trasformatori stanno ancora acquistando prodotto, soprattutto di varietà Fontane e Challenger, ma anche qualche partita di Bintje (a seconda della qualità).
Europa 21/06/2019