Canadian potato storage holdings are 1.9 per cent below three-year average
In some provinces in Western Canada, potato storage holdings as of Mar. 1, 2020 for all sectors, are significantly below their three-year averages, according to the United Potato Growers of Canada’s...
View ArticleCanada’s potato seed inventory 0.9 per cent below three-year average
Potato seed inventory across Canada is 0.9 per cent below the three-year average at 5.5 million hundredweight (cwt) as of May 1, 2020, according to the United Potato Growers of Canada’s (UPGC) latest...
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Tips for storage management
Ontario’s potato harvest is underway and most of the potatoes are coming out of the ground healthy, according to Eugenia Banks, potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. While Banks notes...
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Be wary of water on storage floors
Free water on storage floors is probably due to a common disease problem, Pythium leak, says Ontario’s potato specialist Eugenia Banks in her latest update. The Pythium fungus is widely distributed in...
View ArticlePotato holdings for May down year-over-year
The United Potato Growers of Canada says total Canadian potato storage holdings for May 1 were down 1.2 per cent over 2022 numbers for the same period, but higher than the three-year average. There...
View ArticleCarrot Ventures launches remote monitoring and intelligence platform for...
Carrot Ventures has unveiled Cellar Insights, the second company emerging from Carrot’s AgTech company formation model. “We’re extremely pleased to be launching Cellar Insights,” says Martin Vetter, a...
View ArticlePotato holdings slightly down year-over-year
As of June 1, total Canadian potato storage holdings are down 3.3 per cent over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the three-year average, according to a United Potato Growers of Canada...
View ArticlePotato holdings, planting projections suggest strong season
Key indicators for the potato industry on Prince Edward Island and across North America include current holdings and planting projections, and, based on a report by Island Farmer, numbers discussed at...
View ArticleProduction forecast down, but overall potato estimates highest ever
United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) released its updated production forecast last week based on October, saying it expects overall production to be down from previous estimates, but still be an...
View ArticlePotato holdings well above average
Canadian potato storage holdings for February are at record levels, well above the five-year average and up 8.2 per cent over the same time last year, according to the most recent report. Total...
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