Economy

November 21, 2018 | Articles

Young Farmers programme turns out to be a golden opportunity: ‘it underlines that we’re seen as important

It was a golden opportunity to give young farmers in the potato sector their own programme on the Potato Demonstration Day. ‘It underlines that we’re seen as important’, was one of the many positive reactions. No fewer than a hundred young current and future entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 30, attended the ‘beer-snack-taking over the…

September 19, 2018 | Articles

European drought could have a ripple-effect around the world

The sustained summer drought in Northern Europe is having a major impact on potato supplies and prices in across the continent and beyond. Cedric Porter of World Potato Markets reports.

June 05, 2018 | Articles

First online international potato market launched

Bringing supply and demand in the international potato trade together in a digital way is what the experienced potato trader Àngel Muñoz of the Spanish potato trading company Agromar, part of Intersur, has in mind with his new independent digital trading platform Potato Market (www.potatomarket.com).

June 05, 2018 | Articles

Potato trade reaches new highs

World potato trade is at record levels according to special analysis by World Potato Markets for its annual market and trade review, writes Cedric Porter

February 27, 2018 | Articles

The fry’s the limit

With hamburgers, chicken, fish, flavoured or covered in ketchup or mayonnaise, fries are enjoyed around the world, but a surprisingly few countries make the product. Will that ever change, asks Cedric Porter, Managing Editor of World Potato Markets.

November 14, 2017 | Articles

EU fry exports at record levels

The world is demanding more and more potato products from the European Union, writes Cedric Porter, co-editor of World Potato Markets.