Potato News

The growing acreage of starch potatoes, especially outside the Netherlands, led to pressure on prices for native starch this year. Rising costs due to the corona crisis also depressed the performance price.

For the third time in four years, Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond, Louisiana, location. This time, the company is more than doubling its footprint with a USD 60 million expansion

Dewulf, full-liner in agricultural machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, will present its new 4-row self-propelled potato harvester Enduro at Interpom 2021.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is shocked by the decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to suspend the certification of exports of all potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States of America.

Mustapha Baba Shehuri, minister of state for agriculture and rural development, says Nigeria will be among the world’s top three potato producing countries by 2025.

Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced measures to prevent the spread of potato wart from Prince Edward Island (PEI). Potato wart is a plant disease that poses no threat to human health or food safety, but is known to decrease potato yield.

U.S. exports of frozen potato products increased by 30% for the July – September 2021 quarter compared to 2020. These increases were led by a 63% increase to Mexico

Side Delights offers shoppers Thanksgiving potato recipes and reasons or reminders to give thanks this year. Thanksgiving is a crucial season for retailers,

Swisspatat adds early potato variety Colomba as a new entry to its 2022 variety list in order to strengthen the supply of early season firm-skinned, firm-cooking potatoes (green line)

Around 740 thousand tonnes of potatoes were harvested by farmers in Tajikistan in the current season as of the end of the last work week, Eastfruit analysts report.

The Belgian government announced new Covid-19 measures. Fortunately, these will not affect trade fairs. Potato trade show Interpom 2021can continue in its usual form on 28, 29 & 30 November 2021 in Kortrijk Xpo with a double protection: face masks in addition to the Covid Safe Ticket system.

Savory Snack Industry Association SNAC International launches anew event format to alternate with SNAXPO: SNX. The new concept is designed to spark dialogue, innovation and growth, helping you build deeper relationships across the entire supply chain.