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Norway harvested 386,200 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, the largest crop since at least 2021. More than half came from Innlandet. In 1961 the country grew over 1.2 million tonnes.
Spain produced 1.94 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, 44% of them in Castilla y León. In January to September it imported 889,446 tonnes, mostly from France.
In early 2026, the COBORU variety registration commission approved the inclusion of four new potato varieties in the national register: two table varieties and two starch varieties. Among the table varieties, "Polka" stands out; it is an…
Lower Saxony harvested 6.6 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, about 47.5% of the German crop. Since 1961 German potato area has fallen by about 83%, while yields rose 2.5 times.
Greece grew potatoes on about 65,000 ha in 1980 and on 10,540 ha in 2024. In 2024 it imported 254,144 tonnes of potatoes, 60% of them from Egypt.
Romania harvested 1.16 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, down from 1.60 million tonnes in 2020. Yields stay near 15 t/ha, and the state again offers up to €300 per hectare.
The Cyprus government approved an extra 3.5 million cubic metres of irrigation water for 2026. Two million cubic metres go to autumn crops, including potatoes, after farm groups warned of risks to the winter potato season.
The PPAS consortium in Calabria expects prices for Sila PGI potatoes to rise by about 15% this season. Its director says northern European reference prices have more than tripled, from €0.12 to €0.43–0.44 per kg.
The potato area in England fell by 8.2% to 82,000 hectares in 2026, according to Defra's June survey. Early potatoes fell by 14.0%. The UK potato price index was 17.6% lower in July than a year earlier.
The Dutch potato area fell 8.4% to about 150,000 ha in 2026. Ware potatoes took the cut, while seed potatoes grew slightly to 42,100 ha and now make up 28% of the area.
A delegation of France Plants, the French seed potato organisation, visited Senegal on 23–24 September. France sells 9,000–10,000 tonnes of seed potatoes to Senegal each year and plans variety trials for storage and frying.
Portugal grew potatoes on about 108,000 ha in 1961. Eurostat now shows 14,470 ha for 2026, and the country covered only 58% of its own needs in 2018.
