Noticias

El Congreso reinsertó el miércoles a Estados Unidos en el camino de la liberalización comercial con la aprobación de los largamente esperados tratados de libre comercio con Colombia, Panamá y Corea del Sur en medio de augurios de que los acuerdos ayuda...

Zondagavond 9 oktober om 18:26 werd de Brandweer van Oudenhoorn gealarmeerd voor een brandalarm bij frietfabrikant Farm Frites aan de Molendijk. Het vuur woedde in een bakoven met vet, en was snel geblust.

In een aardappelloods van aardappelverwerker PeKa Kroef in Venray heeft zaterdag een zeer grote brand gewoed. De brand ontstond iets na elf uur 's ochtends in een loods, waarin circa 6000 ton aan aardappelen ligt opgeslagen. De loods moet als verloren ...

The Blackstone Group announced today that its private equity funds have agreed to acquire Antares Restaurant Group in New Zealand from Anchorage Capital Partners. Headquartered in Auckland, Antares has the exclusive franchise development rights for t...

The potato capital of Gujarat - Deesa is facing acute price crisis with cost of the vegetable dipping to the lowest in a decade. The potato growing farmers and wholesale merchants are crying hoarse over the excess supply of potato from Agra, which has ...

Potato starch has a wide range of applications beyond food. Ever considered the use of modified potato starch in the building and construction sector? Here is a recent news item from Avebe: AVEBE, global leader in potato starch, presents the latest in...

Mister Bee Potato Chip Company, West Virginia’s last remaining potato chip manufacturer, says it is facing some distribution issues but is working hard to overcome them. Doug Klein, president of Mister Bee, acknowledged to WTAP that he had recently se...

Project Reinvent, the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) popular foodservice advertising campaign, was the recipient of Produce Business’ 23rd Annual Marketing Excellence Award. It was one of 20 campaigns recognized by the magazine. Project Reinvent was ...

Kent Crisps announces that Waitrose is to stock all four flavours of premium, hand-cooked Kent Crisps at selected Kent stores from October. This includes the new Canterbury store due to open on October 6 when shoppers will be able to sample Kent Crisp...

Despite a bumper potato harvest this year, growers’ joy is being spoiled by big retailers squeezing them on price and rejecting bigger-than-average spuds. Charlotte shouldn’t be bigger than size 60-120. Nothing to do with a farmers lonely hearts colum...

The Indonesian government is considering establishing a trade system for potatoes, including what kinds of potatoes [products] may be imported and an import quota, an official says. Trade Ministry director general for foreign trade Deddy Saleh said hi...

As seed potato cultivation failed to fetch good price to the farmers in tribal Lahaul-Spiti, even after putting lot of hard work right from sowing to its selling, tribals have switched over to crop diversification, especially hybrid vegetable varieties...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

Voor de bedrijven lid van Belgapom, de Belgische aardappelhandel en verwerking, is het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid nooit een prioriteit geweest, immers de aardappelsector werd volledig buiten de scope van dit beleid gehouden. De recente activeri...

Papa Andina es una iniciativa regional coordinada por el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP). Su objetivo principal es promover sistemas de innovación que favorezcan a agricultores pobres dentro de las cadenas productivas, a fin de mejorar su segurid...

Potato harvest in Manitoba is virtually complete. "There may be a few people still picking their last spots, but for all intents and purposes it's done,"says Gary Sloik of Keystone Potato Producers. "Things went quite well. The southern...

Klamath Basin Fresh Direct, a cooperative of family farms specializing in high-quality organic potatoes, has recently come out with a new variety called the Amarosa. Hollis Baley, Marketing Manager at Klamath Basin Fresh Direct, describes the new fing...

Ending a long stalemate, US Congress approved three new trade agreements Wednesday evening, signing off on deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in an attempt to increase U.S. exports and create thousands of jobs. Among the potential winners are...