HZPC analysts expect the volume of seed potatoes traded by their company and its licensees to reach a tonnage just above 900,000 tons, about the same as the tonnage in 2020-2021when the results were strongly affected by…
Even with a regional difference of 15% less spud storage holdings in Western Canada on May 9, 2022, the four Eastern Provinces have their cultivar storage holdings 42% above the three-year average, and the overall Canadian spud…
Over the third quarter of Potatoes USA’s Marketing Year 2022 (January – March 2022), potato sales increased in USD by 7.2% but decreased in volume by 5%, compared to the same period in 2021. “Elevated prices in…
Scientists of the Crimean Federal University will start sowing crops from the so-called "borscht set", including several varieties of peppers, tomatoes, as well as eggplants and spices. Almost all of their seeds on the market are imported,…
In the fields, the sowing campaign is in full swing, despite the cold May. The Ozery agricultural enterprise grows a borscht set for residents of Moscow and the Moscow region. Every year 45 thousand tons of vegetables…
In Europe, the spud futures prices have bolstered this week with the current spell of cool overnight temperatures and dry weather adding confidence to the longer term. “Buyers in the processing sector have returned to the market…
Despite the fact that the conflict in Ukraine is affecting HZPC's sales, HZPC is keeping its profit forecast intact after three quarters in the 2021-2022 financial year. HZPC expects the volume of seed potatoes traded by HZPC…
Over the past two decades in the Midwest, neonicotinoid insecticides have been the most commonly used management tool for the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). The relative ease of applying neonicotinoids at planting (in-furrow or seed treatment)…
The research team of Jiangnan University has succeeded in developing a eucalyptol-based biopesticide with excellent product performance. “We have made two major technical breakthroughs: one is '3D enzymatic emulsion embedding', replacing the traditional introduction of cyclodextrin in…
For a long time, potatoes have been known as the most valuable human food product. In addition, it is one of the productive field crops grown for technical and fodder purposes. “To cultivate potatoes in the fields,”…
In January 2022, we said goodbye to one of the most creative people in the global fruit and vegetable sector, Arsène Maillard, whose work as a breeder and editor of plant varieties remains with us as a…