Cadena de Suministro de Papas de Los Estados Unidos

Diciembre 31, 2008

North Dakota's potato production lower in 2008

Potato production in the state is expected to reach 22.7 million cwt in 2008 from 81,000 harvested acres, which is down 11 percent from last year. The average production per acre was higher, however, with the 2008 average yield pegged at a record high ...

Diciembre 27, 2008

50 potato facts

Fact sheets / flyer / leaflet-2008 (PDF, 434 kb)

Diciembre 27, 2008

50 verdades sobre la papa

Hoja Divulgativa -2008 (PDF, 434 kb)

Diciembre 23, 2008

US Table potato demand should pick up in January

US Potato grower-shippers expect more of the same strong pricing in the New Year, which should keep retailers from running perilously low on spuds, as they did last summer. Year-to-date, as of Dec. 10, Rosholt, Wis.-based Bushmans’ Inc. had shipped a...

Diciembre 17, 2008

CIP releases Annual report 2007: Roots and Tubers - the overlooked opportunity

Roots and tubers already make a substantial contribution to providing food and alleviating poverty in the developing countries. We are convinced that they will play an increasingly important role as food for the future, particularly in the vulnerable ...

Diciembre 17, 2008

US Potato Stocks Down 9 Percent From December 2007;Usage for processing down, especially for dehy.

The 13 major [US] potato States held 242 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2008, down 9 percent from a year ago and 7 percent below December 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production,...

Diciembre 15, 2008

Economic crisis threatens 'potato boom'

Booming potato production in the developing world could falter as the global economic slowdown reduces investment, trade and potato farmers' access to credit, a new FAO report warned today.The threat comes at a time when potatoes have become an importa...

Diciembre 10, 2008

U.S. potato exports increased at a record pace

U.S. potato exports increased at a record pace in the third quarter, up 12 percent by volume from the same period in 2007, according to government trade data.Exports of potatoes and potato products during the July-September period totaled 1.5 billion p...

Diciembre 01, 2008

Maine's potato harvest down dramatically

The state's 2008 potato harvest was the smallest in decades thanks to losses in acreage and crop yields, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This year, Maine potato farmers produced an estimated 1.44 million pounds, 14% below the 2007 harv...

Noviembre 25, 2008

What is happening in the savory snacks market?

Frito-Lay reported for the 3rd quarter a 9% revenue growth in North America, resulting from double-digit growth at Tostitos, Ruffles and Cheetos and high-single-digit growth in trademark Lay's and Doritos.

Noviembre 12, 2008

Fresh Solution Farms opens state-of-the-art Potato Washing and Sorting Operation

Fresh Solution Farms opened its 144,000 square foot facility in Mottville Township today. Backed by a Michigan Economic Development Corp. grant and six grower-owners, the new company produces top-quality, table-stock potatoes grown in Michigan and the ...

Noviembre 12, 2008

Idaho Potato Production 12 percent lower

Idaho's potato production will decrease about 12 percent this year compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts.State officials said the decrease is due mainly to some farmers switching over to wheat.While Idaho farmers produced m...

Noviembre 10, 2008

Potato Scientists join University of Idaho at Kimberly, Aberdeen

The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has filled two key positions in its potato program. Phillip S. Wharton, a senior research associate at Michigan State University, joined the faculty as potato plant pathologist at the Ab...

Noviembre 07, 2008

International Year of the Potato 2008: website of the week at Voice of America

"The United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008 is focusing global attention on the key role of the potato and agriculture generally in fighting hunger and poverty."That video is one of the many features of potato2008.org, a multili...

Noviembre 07, 2008

Consumer panel evaluates Ore-Ida Steam and Mash Potatoes

A consumer panel of the Florida Times Union evaluated Ore-Ida's Steam and Mash.This product is one members of the Times-Union Consumer Panel really like.They say Ore-Ida Steam n' Mash is not only easy to prepare but tastes homemade too.The frozen potat...

Noviembre 06, 2008

Sormac's successful carrot topper WOS-1A solves frying colour problems in potato processing.

During the production of par-fried french fries, problems can occur if the potatoes used in the process start becoming opaque. This happens when the starch in potatoes is converted into sugars.

Noviembre 01, 2008

North Dakota Seed Potato deal with Cuba stalls

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says a deal to ship seed potatoes to Cuba has stalled, in part over a langcode barrier. “There is zero chance North Dakota seed potatoes will be going to Cuba this fall — the calendar just got away,” ...

Octubre 26, 2008

To Counter Problems of Food Aid, Try Spuds

With governments having trouble feeding the growing number of hungry poor and grain prices fluctuating wildly, food scientists are proposing a novel solution for the global food crisis: Let them eat potatoes.Grains like wheat and rice have long been st...