J.R. Simplot Company plans to purchase a leading potato processing company in Belgium.
- On July 18, Statistics Canada reported virtually the same potato seeded acreage – 394,215 – as 2024. But United Potato Growers of Canada warns of higher volumes of potatoes in the U.S.
- For the AgriStability program, the compensation rate will be increased from 80 per cent to 90 per cent. The maximum payment limit will be increased from $3 million to $6 million.
- The Ontario government is funding cutting-edge research in 2025-2026. One of the projects is to improve management of Colorado potato beetle in solanaceous crops.
- BASF/Nunhems vegetable seed portfolio includes more than 10 spinach varieties resistant to downy mildew, caused by Peronospora effusa.