Potato News

 Fredericton Potato Research Centre potato display
February 19, 2010

New Canadian Reds on display at Fredericton Potato Research Centre

On February 17, at the Potato Research Centre in Fredericton, experimental potato selections were unveiled, including a number of red skins. Red skinned potatoes are hot thanks in part to a consumer and restaurant industry trend toward potatoes that ca...
 Warburtons
February 19, 2010

UK Baker Warburtons re-enters the bagged snack market with new range

Pubs will have the opportunity to stock a completely new range of bagged snacks next month when Warburton, the Bolton-based baker, launches two new products. The baker, which began making kettle chips three decades ago but quit the snack game five ye...
February 19, 2010

Avebe schort aanvraag voor veldproef genaardappel op

Avebe dient geen nieuwe aanvragen in voor veldproeven met het genetisch veranderde aardappelras Modena.De reden is dat de bestaande aanvragen nog steeds niet zijn gehonoreerd.Avebe voert een aantal jaren veldproeven uit met het genetisch veranderde aar...
 TNA
February 19, 2010

Packaging Equipment Manufacturer TNA promotes Bachar Ghadri to general manager for Middle East operations

As a result of rapid international growth, tna, a leading supplier of integrated packaging and processing solutions for food production companies worldwide announces the promotions of three of the company's top sales people.Bachar Ghadri is promoted to...
February 18, 2010

Obama Administration Details Healthy Food Financing Initiative

The Obama Administration today released details of an over $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. The initiative was an...
 Buhler Aeroglide
February 17, 2010

Buhler Aeroglide expands portfolio of drying technologies

Buhler Aeroglide - world’s largest conveyor drier supplier - announced a license agreement with Ronning Engineering Company, Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas, USA.The license agreement includes the utilization of Ronning’s rotary drying technology for spe...
February 17, 2010

US February potato stocks up 5% from 2009

About 193 million cwt. of U.S.-grown potatoes were in storage on Feb. 1, 5% more than last year at the same time, but 3% less than two years ago. About 77 million cwt. of that total are in Idaho sheds, according to the Feb. 17 Potato Stocks report fr...
Greenvale AP
February 17, 2010

Greenvale AP reveals plans to install wind turbine at Fenland factory

Potato supplier Greenvale AP has revealed plans to install a wind turbine at its factory in Fenland.Plans have been submitted to Fenland District Council for a temporary 60-metre tall wind mast at the Flood's Ferry factory, near Doddington.A spokesman...
 USDA NASS
February 17, 2010

USDA Revision: Potato Stocks Up 11 Percent From February 2009

The 13 major potato States held 203 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2010, up 11 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above February 1, 2008. Potatoes in storage accounted for 53 percent of the 2009 fall storage States' production, 3 per...
February 17, 2010

Cuba Seeks Local Potato Seed to save on imports

Cuban scientists hope to successfully produce in around three years a potato seed created in the country, with which it would save some 15 million dollars in imports, reported IPS.Several research centers are working towards this aim, among them the Na...
February 17, 2010

Bangladesh mulls subsidising potato export to boost shipment, protect farmers

The government of Bangladesh has planned to subsidise potato export to boost its shipment after a bumper harvest saw cold storages teeming with the new crop and farmers worrying over major slide in prices, officials said Sunday.The move comes after pot...
February 17, 2010

North American Potato prices crushed by low demand

About 100 P.E.I. potato growers met with international representatives of the industry Tuesday to hear the market forecast, and there was little in the way of good news. "It is depressing news,"said Cary Hoffman of the United Potato Growers...

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