There is a good crop of good-quality potatoes coming from the Red River Valley in North Dakota for 2024. "The yield seems to be about average to above average," says David Moquist of O.C. Schulz & Sons.
La sostenibilità economico-finanziaria della coltivazione della patata è a rischio per la presenza e i danni generati dagli elateridi.
Following a period of hot weather, potato consumption has seen a decline over the past week.
Since Pakistan’s establishment in 1947, where potato cultivation was confined to a minimal area with an annual production below 30,000 tonnes, the crop has witnessed a remarkable transformation.
In Belarus, potato harvesting is currently in full swing, utilizing every available day of good weather to ensure a high quantity and quality yield.
The progress of potato harvesting in Manitoba, Canada, is experiencing a slow start, with only 15-20% of the crops harvested as reported by Dr. Vikram Bisht, a Potato and Horticulture Crop Pathologist at Manitoba Agriculture.
The 2024 potato growing season in North-western Europe has been described as “difficult, stressful, risky, and expensive,” by the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG).
This article was written by Lukie Pieterse, Editor and Publisher of Potato News Today The Emergence of a Strategic Crop
