Potato News

Malaysia's crude palm oil production rose marginally to 1.7 MMT in November. The palms are showing signs of biological stress. A bigger carry-in stock and an increase in Palm Oil imports resulted in a record level of 2.3 MMT at the end of November.Howe...

McDonald's says it likely will become the first restaurant chain in Japanese history to surpass a half-trillion yen, or $5.6 billion, in yearly sales. Officials of McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan says sales are likely to top 500 billion yen in the 2008 b...

Andalucía se consolida como la principal comunidad productora de patata temprana de España, con más de 364.000 toneladas y un 75% de cuota en el mercado nacional, según los datos ofrecidos por el presidente de la Asociación de Productores y Exportadore...

Curso intensivo que provee capacitación a profesionales involucrados en la producción de papa. Se brindarán conocimientos actualizados de tecnologías de manejo para la producción de papa consumo, industria y semilla. Los participantes tendrán la oportu...

Tijdens drie NAV-bijeenkomsten in Zeewolde, Emmeloord en Swifterbant hebben de aanwezige aardappeltelers op 15 en 17 december 2008 besloten hun krachten te bundelen in United Potato Growers Flevoland in oprichting. Deelnemers aan de nieuwe telersvereni...

Hopes for National Starch to be sold by the end of the year have been dashed by the credit crisis and a sale is unlikely in the near future, said owner Akzo Nobel. Akzo made clear its intention to seek a new owner for the specialty starches business af...

Western Australia's world class seed potato industry was in the spotlight during a recent a visit by Indonesian Government officials and industry specialists.The Indonesian visit was organised by the Department of Agriculture and Food.The department is...

A deal on two pieces of EU legislation banning a number of highly toxic chemicals within pesticides and reducing pesticide use has been reached between MEPs and representatives of European Union member states.Under the first, according to the agreement...

Britons would sooner give up eating healthily than lose their broadband connection, new research has shown.A survey conducted by British Telecom found that broadband topped the list of things people would refuse to give up even as they found their budg...

Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener"restaurants when they dine out, in addition to an increased interest in value and convenience. Surveys of resta...

Vales Sovereign, a new potato from Greenvale AP, won 'Variety of the Year' in the Tesco Fresh Produce Category. The coveted Variety of the Year award looks at all produce, including fruit as well as vegetables, and the Greenvale team was overjoyed whe...

The organisers of the Interpom|Primeurs look back at this years event:After a very successful edition in 2006 and a record number of 185 exhibitors registered for this year’s event, occupying an exhibition area of 25 000m² expectations for the 2008 eve...