Trade and marketing

October 07, 2025 | News

New RUCIP rules effective from 1 October 2025

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…

March 17, 2025 | News

Strengthening professional connections at Europatat Congress 2025

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.

June 03, 2024 | News

Many benefits attending the World Potato Congress 2024

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…

June 20, 2023 | Articles

2022 saw potato trade records smashed

Potato trade broke new volume and value records in 2022 as demand came roaring back as the pandemic subsided, unique analysis from World Potato Markets shows. The value of exports of potato products, fresh ware potatoes and seed potatoes leapt by 34.2% to €18.366 billion, which was €3.636 billion or 20% more than the pre-pandemic…

June 20, 2023 | Articles

A lot of up-to-date information at American Potato Expo trade fair

At the beginning of January, the U.S. potato sector meets annually at the Potato Expo trade fair. The venue of the event changes for every edition, this year it was Denver in the potato state of Colorado. In addition to getting-together and active trading, various organisations and companies provide a lot of information about current…

June 20, 2023 | Articles

‘Our growth opportunities lie in countries with a great deal of non-certified seed potatoes’

In February this year, HZPC received the ‘Royal’ designation. A fantastic milestone for the 125-year-old company, but ultimately it’s the future vision that determines whether a company remains successful. Gerard Backx, CEO of the Royal HZPC Group, looks ahead and sees opportunities for varieties with a wide range of resistances in countries where the population…