Almacenamiento de Papas

Febrero 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...

Febrero 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...

Febrero 05, 2010

Grotere vooraad aardappelen in de Verenigde Staten

De voorraad aardappelen in de Verengde Staten van oogstjaar 2009 per 1 februari 2010 ligt volgens cijfers van het NAPMN (North American Potato Market News) maar liefst 12% hoger dan vorig seizoen rond dezelfde tijd. Totaal zou de actuele voorraad nu ui...

Enero 28, 2010

Euro Potato: Wintry weather affects european potato markets

The start of 2010 brought wintry conditions across Northern Europe. As a result, potato markets in all the Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG) 5 countries, firmed during early January.Supplies tightened as many growers were reluctant to open store...

Enero 26, 2010

PEI Potato Expo picks up major sponsors

Producers of the International Potato Technology Expo (IPTE) are pleased to welcome aboard two recognizable names in the industry as major sponsors for this high caliber event. Syngenta Canada and Farm Credit Canada have both come on board as sponsors ...

Enero 22, 2010

Lagere prijzen voor aardappelen in contracten voor teeltjaar 2010

De contractprijs die de grote aardappelverwerkende bedrijven in 2010 voor fritesaardappelen bieden zullen iets lager zijn dan in 2009. Dat melden vertegenwoordigers van Aviko Potato, Lamb Weston Meijer, McCain en Farm Frites in het Agrarisch Dagblad.De...

Enero 21, 2010

Potato growers in Bangladesh worried for lack of storage facility

A large number of small and marginal potato growers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are worried before harvesting the produce as they failed to book space for potato preservation in the local cold storages. Farmers have blamed 'nexus' [a link] ...

McCain Foods Timaru (NZ) potato storage fire

Enero 14, 2010

Fire at McCain Foods Timaru Potato Storages

A woman has been taken to hospital with respiratory problems following a large fire at McCain Foods' potato stores in Timaru this morning. Flames, reportedly 20m high, were seen rolling out of one of four empty potato storage sheds. Thick, black an...

Enero 11, 2010

Prince Edward Island Potato Expo expands conference program

The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Charlottetown Civic Centre February 26-27, 2010. This popular event has been running in Charlottetown every two years since 1992. Over the years, this has become a must-attend industry event for ...

Enero 08, 2010

Three potato projects receive grants in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced that 11 agriculture innovators will share $225,500 in grants for projects that would strengthen, build or restore sectors of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.

Enero 07, 2010

Countering lower consumption tops Potato Expo agenda

Buoyed by higher attendance, industry people participating in Potato Expo 2010 heard how they can work to reverse the trends of falling consumption.Nearly 1,200 participants from all sectors of the industry — fresh, frozen, chip and seed — attended the...

Enero 05, 2010

Potato growers converge in Orlando for second Potato Expo

Higher attendance marks the second year of Potato Expo in Orlando.In initial estimates, more than 1,100 potato industry people are converging in Florida for Potato Expo 2010, higher than the 900 that participated in last year’s event, said Hollee Alex...

Enero 05, 2010

Idaho readies for potato conference

The nation's top spud state will play host to its 42nd annual potato conference this month under the theme, "Putting Sustainability into Practice." The Idaho Potato Conference is scheduled for Jan. 20-21 at Idaho State University in Pocatel...

Diciembre 17, 2009

PEI Potato farmers watch for warehouse rot

For the second year in a row, wet weather late in the year is prompting Prince Edward Island potato growers to watch their warehouses carefully."You'll know it when you smell it,"Elmsdale farmer Peter Griffin told CBC News of what farmers are...

Diciembre 17, 2009

Euro Potato: Potato production estimates 2009 for Northern Europe (NEPG)

2009 crop production estimates for Ware potatoes in the EU 5 countries are now complete.Reports from representatives of the Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG) highlight the favourable growing conditions this season, despite the dry planting condi...

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Diciembre 15, 2009

December 1 United States potato stocks up 9%

In the United States, the 13 major potato States held 265 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2009, up 9 percent from a year ago but slightly below December 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 69 percent of the 2009 fall storage State...

Frost impacts frying color potatoes PEI.

Diciembre 10, 2009

Frost impacts frying colour potatoes PEI

As potatoes began rolling into the two processing plants in Price Edward Island this fall, it became relatively easy to determine when they were harvested. Maybe not the exact date, but at least whether they hit the warehouse before the first of a ...

Diciembre 03, 2009

“Storage Management of Classic Russet Potatoes” released by University of Idaho

Potato growers interested in producing the recently released Classic Russet variety will find detailed information on storing it in a new University of Idaho Extension online publication, “Storage Management of Classic Russet Potatoes.” An early- to mi...