An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Harvest Timing on Yield, Quality, and Processing Contract Price for three Potato Varieties

Waxman, Addie; Stark, J. C.; Guenthner, Joseph F.; Olsen, Nora; Thornton, Michael K.; Novy, Richard G.

doi:10.1007/s12230-018-9663-z

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“…In North America, like NWEC-05, potatoes are treated as cash crops: with US potato production in 2021 equating to 410 million cwt and processing accounting for 281 million cwt [ USDA (2022) ]. Farmers can optimize their financial returns by meeting certain incentives in their contracts with processing companies [ Waxman et al. (2018) ].…”

Section: Potato Harvesting: An International Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The specific gravity of potatoes can be influenced by a variety of factors. For example, Waxman et al. (2018) showed that the specific gravity can be influenced by harvest time and species of potato.…”

Section: Potato Harvesting Constraintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Top potato-producing countries by continent, including India, Germany, and the United Kingdom for the years 1961 -2021 (in millions of tonnes), using data made available by Dataset FAO (2022b). Farmers can optimize their financial returns by meeting certain incentives in their contracts with processing companies [Waxman et al (2018)]. Mechanical approaches to harvesting can help the farmer meet these incentives.…”

Section: North Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is to be noted that Ahangarnezhad et al (2019) showed that many physical properties such as length, width, mass, and geometric mean diameter had a direct relationship to the potato size, while density had an inverse relationship. Relative density, also known as specific gravity, is one of the most important indicators of potato quality (see Waxman et al (2018) for further reading). This is an estimate of the dry matter content of the potato, providing an indication of its water content.…”

Section: The Potato Characteristics That Impact Harvestingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Machinery for potato harvesting: a state-of-the-art review

Johnson

Cheein

2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Potatoes are the fourth most important crop for human consumption. In the 18 century, potatoes saved the European population from starvation, and since then, it has become one of the primary crops cultivated in countries such as Spain, France, Germany, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Potato production worldwide reached 368.8 million tonnes in 2019, 371.1 million tonnes in 2020, and 376.1 million tonnes in 2021, with production expected to grow alongside the worldwide population. However, the agricultural sector is currently suffering from urbanization. With the next generation of farmers relocating to cities, there is a diminishing and ageing agricultural workforce. Consequently, farms urgently need innovation, particularly from a technology perspective. As a result, this work is focused on reviewing the worldwide developments in potato harvesting, with an emphasis on mechatronics, the use of intelligent systems and the opportunities that arise from applications utilising the Internet of Things (IoT). Our work covers worldwide scientific publications in the last five years, sustained by public data made available from different governments. We end our review by providing a discussion on the future trends derived from our analysis.

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Section: Potato Harvesting: An International Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Potato Harvesting Constraintsmentioning

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Section: North Americamentioning

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