Potato Europe 2026

Potato Europe is the international meeting place for potato growers, processors, and marketers from Germany and abroad. After four years, the event is returning to Germany as scheduled and will take place for the first time at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate, in Springe near Hanover, on 9 and 10 September 2026. At the outdoor trade fair, numerous exhibitors will once again present the latest innovations in the fields of cultivation, fertilization, plant protection, agricultural technology, and processing. The Union of the German Potato Industry (UNIKA) is also involved as a conceptual partner and initiator of the event. In addition, the DLG (German Agricultural Society) is expanding its trade fair portfolio. The Sugar Beet Expo will celebrate its premiere, taking place parallel to Potato Europe 2026.

Leading international companies from the fields of cultivation, crop protection, digitalization, and technology will present their latest developments and cutting-edge solutions. There is a particular focus on topics such as sustainable production and climate protection, smart farming and digital applications, as well as innovative processing technologies.

This provides growers and companies from upstream and downstream sectors with a platform along the entire value chain where they can obtain information on current issues relating to modern potato production and processing. Test plots, machine demonstrations for planting, harvesting and loading under real conditions, as well as information events, specialist lectures and expert talks round off the technical programme.

About the event location

The Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate is part of the Agrarpartner Limberg KG farming cooperative. In addition to potatoes and sugar beets, the farming cooperative also grows wheat, rapeseed, peas and maize for the biogas plant. The farm also has a boarding stable for horses.

UNIKA is the initiator and conceptual partner of Potato Europe 2026. Interseed Potatoes GmbH is participating as the location partner.

Sugar Beet Expo celebrates its debut

In 2026, DLG will expand its trade fair portfolio with a new trade exhibition: The Sugar Beet Expo, dedicated exclusively to professional sugar beet cultivation. The international industry event for sugar beet professionals will take place alongside the established Potato Europe trade fair on 9 and 10 September 2026 at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate in Springe near Hanover. It will offer a new industry platform for investment, innovation and professional exchange. Trade visitors are thereby provided with bundled information, expanded networking opportunities and an enlarged exhibition portfolio. Nordzucker AG is the location partner for Sugar Beet Expo.