Russia: Irkutsk region reports higher yields as harvest passes halfway
Growers in the Angara area had harvested main crops from 230,000 hectares by 2 October, with yields above last year.
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Growers in the Angara area had harvested main crops from 230,000 hectares by 2 October, with yields above last year.
The republic's growers have also collected 7,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables alongside a 754,600-tonne grain crop.
The republic gathered 61,763 tonnes at an average yield of 11.1 tonnes per hectare, closing the harvesting campaign.
Harvesting is in full swing at Melensky Kartofel, the largest farm enterprise of the Starodub district, as Bryansk growers race the weather.
Uruguay's autumn 2025 potato crop reached 56,500 tonnes on 2,138 hectares, up from 47,000 tonnes a year earlier, according to the agriculture ministry's statistics office DIEA.
Better weather in April and May lifted South Korea's 2026 spring potato crop to 361,167 tonnes, after a weak 2025 when both the spring and highland crops fell by about 10%.
Belarus has recently intensified its efforts in potato breeding and cultivation, introducing high-yielding, high-starch varieties and adopting advanced biotechnological tools. Among the most notable new cultivars are Umka and Krasavik, both ultra-early table potatoes with yields reaching 698 and 604…
About 80% of the winter potato crop in Vargem Grande do Sul is harvested. Rain slowed lifting and prices recovered, and some loads went to Argentina. Cepea shows prices easing again in late September.
Statistics Poland estimates the 2026 potato harvest at about 5.9 million tonnes, 15.4% below 2025, with an average yield of 313 dt/ha.
Trials in Kenya and Bangladesh show resistant varieties such as Kenya Mpya, Alouette and Sarpo Mira can hold late blight to very low levels without fungicide, while European growers still spray eight to 10 times a season.
Farm-gate potato prices in Pavlodar fell to 80-110 tenge/kg and some farmers sell below cost, while the growers' union expects about 3.3 Mt against demand of about 2 Mt.
Farms in Zabaykalsky Krai had harvested 5,900 t of potatoes from 340 ha by 22 September, 13% more than a year ago; Chita district leads with 4,500 t.