Noticias

El índice de precios de los alimentos de la FAO* se situó en 120,7 puntos en agosto de 2024, ligeramente por debajo de su cifra revisada de julio, ya que los descensos en los índices de los precios del azúcar, la carne y los cereales contrarrestaron los aumentos de los precios de los aceites vegetales y los productos lácteos.

Dewulf, a prominent manufacturer of agricultural machinery for potato cultivation, will present and demonstrate an extensive range of equipment at Potato Europe 2024 in France. This top European agricultural show focused on potato, will be held on September 11 and 12 in Villers-Saint-Christophe (Aisne, France), halfway between Lille and Paris.

The conclusion of Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India 2024 in Mumbai represents a significant milestone, reaffirming its role as a leading force in advancing and elevating the food and beverage sector. 

With domestic production down by 1.2 million tons, potato imports have become crucial as political unrest, a government change, and severe flooding further strain the situation.

Swiss technology group Bühler has acquired Esau & Hueber, a German company known for its expertise in hygienic process and fermentation technology across the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology sectors.

Tecno Alimentaria Valenciana ensures snack flavoring machinery provides uniform application, accurate dosing, waste minimization, flexibility, ease of cleaning, safety, and seamless integration with other processes, meeting high standards of quality, efficiency, and food safety.

En Belo Horizonte el aumento por las lluvias del fin de semana fue de hasta un 18%.

Es oficial, a partir de Septiembre Hans Huistra releva a Gerard Backx como CEO de la empresa de desarrollo de variedades de papa.

CJ Foods has announced the launch of its new high-protein snack, O-right Tempeh Chips, in Thailand.

Potato Europe 2024 will be held on September 11th and 12th, 2024, in Villers-Saint-Christophe (Aisne, France). Potato Europe is an annual event for the European potato industry, organized in Germany, Belgium, France, or the Netherlands. 

Idahoan® Foods introduces two new bold mashed potato products, sure to be your latest snack obsessions!

On Wednesday, 4 September, at Nocton, Lincolnshire, the new Potato Days UK will be kicking off, offering a full two-day programme of exhibition, trial plots, professional programme, and live machinery demonstrations. Visitors enter for free on both days, 4 and 5 September, with prior registration needed.

Key Technology (Key), miembro del grupo de Soluciones de Manejo y Clasificación de Alimentos de Duravant, anuncia el nombramiento de Ricardo Andrade como Director de Ventas para América Latina.

Menor producción y en general menor oferta mantienen la tendencia alcista cuyos números sorprenden.

The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has announced Xiuyan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine, as the recipient of the organization’s 2024-25 Academic Scholarship. 

Gerard Backx, CEO of the Royal HZPC Group, says there is an imbalance in the Dutch seed potato market. He expects less volume of these potatoes to be available this season. Although there is a good tuber count in many areas, and the harvest should be successful, the wet summer significantly damaged some areas.

El estado de Aguascalientes vuelve a producir papa después de 30 años, volviendo a expandir la difusión del cultivo por el territorio mexicano.

United States' seed potatoes are a unique commodity for their exceptional quality, multiple varieties and stringent certification process. That was the message participants took away from the biannual Seed Symposium, hosted at Potatoes USA’s Denver headquarters in July.