Potato News

April 15, 2011

Michigan State University Extension issues late blight update

 Avebe
April 15, 2011

AVEBE en BASF versterken research samenwerking GM aardappelen

BASF Plant Science verkrijgt de genetisch gemodificeerde amylopectine zetmeelaardappel Modena in eigendom.
April 15, 2011

Protocol voor aardappelexport naar Rusland vastgesteld

Afgelopen vrijdag is het protocol uitgewerkt voor de export naar Rusland en goedgekeurd door de verschillende instanties.
 Rungis
April 15, 2011

Rungis: primeur aardappel Sirtema beschikbaar, nog even wachten op La Bonotte

Bij Rungis is nog even wachten op het geliefde en zeldzame aardappeltje La Bonnotte de Noirmoutier, die alleen in mei beschikbaar is.
Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)
April 15, 2011

Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)

Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
 pakje frites
April 15, 2011

Belgie: De prijs van friet blijft stijgen

Sinds 1976 is de prijs van een pakje friet (in de frituur) in Belgie met meer dan 300% gestegen. In september 2010 waarschuwde het OIVO de consumenten al dat de stijging van de aardappelprijs waarschijnlijk zou leiden tot een stijging van de prijs van...
 Potato farmers in Peru (International Potato Center)
April 14, 2011

Resistant potato varieties make the difference between having enough to eat or not

Excessive rains and an increased presence of late blight disease devastated the Cusco region of Peru in January-February 2010, which was declared a national emergency area.
 Colin Powell
April 14, 2011

Colin Powell to keynote NRA Show 2011

General Colin L. Powell (Ret.) will share insights into global events, and the impact those changes and issues will have in the United States and abroad, at the National Restaurant Association’s annual trade show next month.
 India
April 14, 2011

U.S. fast-food chains bet on India to drive growth

The scramble by global food companies into India's fast food sector intensified on Monday as several U.S. chains announced plans to enter the country.
 Zebra chip disease
April 14, 2011

New Zealand Potato Growers want more help for potato pest research

Potatoes New Zealand says the potato industry is struggling to deal with the tomato/potato psyllid, which spreads the damaging bacterium Liberibacter, and wants more help from the Government.
The Turkish potato processor Konya Şeker will sell french fries to McDonald's in Turkey
April 14, 2011

Konya Şeker to sell french fries to McDonald's in Turkey

Fast food chain McDonald's has decided to purchase frozen potatoes produced in the Central Anatolian province of Konya for its restaurants in Turkey and neighboring countries, according to the board chairman of the Konya Şeker company.
 Arby's
April 14, 2011

Curly Fries Free at Arby's on Free Fryday (April 15)

To provide these tax procrastinators with a little break, and to reward those lucky few who have already completed their returns, Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. has declared Friday, April 15 as Free FryDay at locations nationwide (United States).

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