Weekly price increased with 13.38 % week on week and 3.11 million 10 kg bags more than the 5-year average of the first 22 weeks were sold. Click here for more information.
For more information on the Potato Report (May 2021), click here. For more information on Prokon SA, click here.
The inspections on potatoes conducted on fresh produce is set out in the schedule. The following data was received for March 2021 from all Fresh Produce Markets. For Prokon Statistics for March 2021, click here. For more information on Prokon…
Potatoes South Africa’s (PSA) Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) focusses primarily on supporting black emerging potato farmers to establish viable commercial farming operations. It provides farm-based training and development as a support mechanism to these new farmers, which translates into a…
The Potato Industry Forum (PIF) hosted by Potatoes South Africa (PSA) took place on 5 April this year. A small face-to-face function was hosted at the Woodhill Country Club and was also attended by role-players online. Formal proceedings included the…
As the second quarter of 2021 dawns, potato producers are plagued by ongoing cost increases, of which diesel and other transport-related operating elements are strongly in evidence. The wholesale inland price of diesel was, at the time of writing, just…
Weekly price increased 8.49% week on week and 3.44 million 10 kg bags more than the 5-year average of the first 21 weeks were sold. For more information, click here.
Harvest of crop protection products and fertilizer trials conducted at Asearch Agri-Tech near Bethlehem in the Eastern Free State on 10 May 2021.
Potatoes South Africa (PSA) spread awareness of the goodness of potatoes at Petrus Steyn Potatoes Golf Day (2021), an event that was held on 14 May 2021. With potatoes being harvested in the local community, it was exciting to see…
