PotatoEurope – Netherlands – The Potato Industry

PotatoEurope 2026 is a leading international trade event dedicated to the entire potato value chain, taking place on September 3–4, 2026, in Lelystad, Netherlands.

🥔 Event Overview

• Name: PotatoEurope 2026
• Dates: September 3–4, 2026
• Location: Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Field Crops, Lelystad, Netherlands
• Website: potatoeurope.nl

🌍 International Scope

• Held annually in one of four partner countries: Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France

🎯 Focus and Purpose

PotatoEurope is exclusively dedicated to the potato sector, covering everything from:

• Cultivation and harvesting
• Machinery and technology
• Storage and processing
• Marketing and distribution

It’s a business-to-business (B2B) event tailored for professionals in agriculture, agritech, and food production.

🌟 Key Features

• Outdoor exhibition with live machinery demos:
  • Harvesting
  • Box-filling
  • Haulm pulling
  • Optical sorting
• Innovation Hub showcasing cutting-edge technologies
• Conference by WUR: “Integrated Crop Management – The Future of Potato Cultivation”
• Potato Innovation Tour (September 2) organized by Horizon Flevoland

👥 Who Should Attend

• Potato growers and agronomists
• Equipment manufacturers and suppliers
• Food processors and distributors
• Researchers and academics
• Policy makers and investors in agriculture

🚜 Why It Matters

• Over 17,000 visitors from 107 countries attended the previous edition
• Offers unmatched networking, learning, and sourcing opportunities in the global potato industry