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Aardappelverwerker Avebe verwacht dit jaar een nettowinst van 2,5 tot 3 miljoen euro.

The fast-approaching 2010-11 potato season in the San Luis Valley of Colorado could be the antidote for the lingering headaches grower-shippers have been suffering in the wake of the 2009-10 deal.

Another price cut in a contract settled yesterday between South East potato growers and major potato-processing company McCain Foods Australia has threatened to wipe-out the industry if the downturn continues, according to potato producers in the region.

First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C.

News of a possible Russian ban on sunflower exports sent the European sunflower oil market $50 per MT higher last week.

Who says a box of pancake mix can only make pancakes?

Final disposition numbers show Idaho’s 2009 potato crop totalling 133 million cwt, an increase of 1.1 percent from earlier estimates.

The administrator handling Middlesbrough-based snacks manufacturer Baked Snacks Company (BSC) has entered into exclusive talks with a potential buyer

Het nieuwe agro-evenement AgroTechniek Holland was uiterst succesvol.

Zeracryl, a small research-based Norwegian company has developed a method to reduce the formation of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide during industrial production of potatoes and coffee. International food giants are paying attention.

Potato growers and store managers should take a ‘toolbox’ approach to tackling potato storage, according to Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research head, Adrian Cunnington.