Noticias sobre las Estadísticas, el Comercio y los Precios de las Papas

El cultivo de la papa ha mostrado interesantes cambios en los últimos años, que han traído como consecuencia rendimientos mayores que los de hace una década. La superficie ha disminuido, pasando de más de 60 mil hectáreas a menos de 50 mil en las últimas dos temporadas (Artículo escrito por Cesar Pardo y publicado en la web del Consorcio Papa Chile).

U.S. shippers can resume exports of potatoes to Mexico starting July 7, but only to the 26-kilometer (about 16 miles) zone along the border previously allowed before exports to the entire country were approved this spring - only to be rescinded less than a month later.

Australia’s industry association of vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture that the Federal Government will review the current process by which biosecurity threats are assessed.

Sus principales objetivos serán impulsar la asociatividad en la cadena de la papa, mejorar la oferta y aumentar el valor agregado del producto.

In the first week of June, an Idaho potato grower could expect to receive between $7.75 and $8.25 for 100 pounds of potatoes, depending on quality, according to data. In the first week of July, prices had fallen to between $4.25 and $4.75.

The Narendra Modi government (India) on Tuesday decided to bring onions and potatoes under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) to curb black marketing and hoarding, blamed for recent surge in prices. This will empower states to impose caps on stocks of these two vegetables for traders.

The Government of the Australian State Victoria is working to facilitate seed potato exports to Indonesia before the end of the year

Plans by Kenya to import Irish potatoes from the Netherlands have got agricultural experts worried, with some warning that it could bring a more virulent form of late blight to the region.

Con el objetivo de evitar daños al medio ambiente, un juzgado federal en Sinaloa prohibió el ingreso de papas frescas procedentes de los Estados Unidos a territorio nacional.

HZPC Holland bv betaalt zijn pootgoedtelers in de Nederlandse pool € 33,42 per 100 kilo over Oogst 2013. Deze definitieve uitbetalingsprijs ligt iets boven de prognoseprijs van € 33 die HZPC eind februari van dit jaar bekend maakte.

Russia`s temporary blockade imposed on imports of Ukrainian potatoes is unlikely to have a major impact on trade, says analyst.

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has issued a temporary import ban on potatoes from neighboring Ukraine.

Mexican authorities have closed the country’s borders to U.S. potato imports citing phytosanitary issues as the reason for the ban, reports freshfruitportal.com.

Conocer cómo ha influido el teléfono móvil en las actividades de producción y comercialización de papa de tres comunidades bolivianas, fue uno de los objetivos del trabajo de Investigación que realizó Andrea Alemán Andrade para optar el título de Licenciatura en Sociología de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón de Cochabamba.

Prices for potato crops grown for Simplot's north-west Tasmanian factory are set to rise by AU$20 a tonne.

Artículo con información actualizada sobre producción y precios de la papa. Algunas proyecciones se incluyen al final.

Fries, chips and flakes manufacturers in India are concerned over firm prices of potato, which has seen a jump owing to poor crop this year. Companies assure that an increase in retail price was unlikely to take place in the short run.

Los kasajos han adaptado como suyo el tubérculo andino y hoy ocupan el noveno lugar en consumo