The fry’s the limit

From 1 October 2025, the new RUCIP Rules & Practices will apply in Europe. RUCIP stands for Rules & Practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes and has been the backbone of the international potato trade for almost seventy years. The system describes how contracts should be drawn up, what procedures apply in the event…

This year’s Europatat Congress 2025 will take place in Lille, France, from 11 to 13 June. Organized by Europatat and the French potato trade-organisation Fedepom, this event gathers professionals from across the European potato industry, providing a key platform for discussion, knowledge exchange, and networking.

This month, the World Potato Congress will be held in Adelaide Australia.  This will be the 12th World Potato Congress event since the inception of the organization over 30 years ago, says Ellen Kouwenberg, Executive Director, World Potato Congress Inc.

There are many benefits to attending the World Potato Congress. Networking opportunities build relationships and…

Today is an important day for the potato sector worldwide. On May 30 of this year, the first International Day of Potato will take place. In 2018, the World Potato Congress took the initiative for an International Day of Potato. Together with Peru and a number of other countries, this initiative for an annual potato…