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Crop Production

Disease Watch: Potato Virus Y

Potato virus Y (PVY) is one of the most damaging potato viruses and a serious threat to the successful production of an acceptable seed...

Market News

2017 was another good year for potato production in Canada, with the national yield hitting a record high. For the fourth straight year, the national...

Chinese Potato Production to Rebound

As the largest potato producer in the world, China’s 2017/18 fresh potato production is forecast at 97 million metric tons (MMT), due to an...

P.E.I. shipping in potatoes to make up for low crop yield

P.E.I. has experienced a lower potato crop yield than usual this year and has been forced to ship in spuds from other areas of the country...

Chile: Potato producers end a complex season

Potato producers in Chile aren't very happy with how the 2016/2017 season ended. High production and low prices were the keynote of the period,...

Increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes

The federal government is investing $1.8 million with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to determine carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and...

Disease Watch: Potato Virus Y

Potato virus Y (PVY) is one of the most damaging potato viruses and a serious threat to the successful production of an acceptable seed...

Market News

2017 was another good year for potato production in Canada, with the national yield hitting a record high. For the fourth straight year, the national...

Chinese Potato Production to Rebound

As the largest potato producer in the world, China’s 2017/18 fresh potato production is forecast at 97 million metric tons (MMT), due to an...

P.E.I. shipping in potatoes to make up for low crop yield

P.E.I. has experienced a lower potato crop yield than usual this year and has been forced to ship in spuds from other areas of the country...

Chile: Potato producers end a complex season

Potato producers in Chile aren't very happy with how the 2016/2017 season ended. High production and low prices were the keynote of the period,...

Increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes

The federal government is investing $1.8 million with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to determine carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and...