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Its harvest time for many in the potato industry, and those not quite to that point, harvest will be here before you know it. Washington State University’s Tim Waters said growers need to continue to watch for pests.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged nearly 170 points in September 2019, unchanged from August but 3.3 percent higher than in the corresponding period last year.

Walkers' highly divisive Brussels sprouts crisps are hitting the shelves again in a blatant attempt to ruin Christmas. The crisp giant announced the return after claiming they had received requests 'all year round' from fans.

Vanmark, a manufacturer of equipment for the potato processing industry, has expanded its line of Hydrocutting equipment with a compact fully integrated skid system.

PeaTos™, a snack brand using peas as key ingredient, announces the roll out during PMA Fresh Summit of a bold new look, packaging and a new addition to its portfolio of pea-snacks: PeaTos™ Crunchy Rings—available in Classic Onion and Fiery Hot flavors.

In Egypt, the ministers of investment and trade last month opened the new production line of the Dutch Farm Frites company in the 10th of Ramadan City in Sharqia governorate.

Snack company Frito-Lay aims to replace all of its existing diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission (ZE) and near-zero emission (NZE) technologies at its Modesto, California manufacturing and distribution facility.

Cavendish Farms’ newest plant is officially open for business. The announcement was made at a ceremony held today at the new Lethbridge frozen potato processing facility.

Spud lovers are being given back a store in Norfolk after closing in August - after the business was rescued by potato giant firm Albert Bartlett.

German potato company Agrarfrost will present its new Crunchy Riffled Frites and its highly successful Minions 3D potato figures at an International audience at world's largest food trade show, the Anuga in Koln, Germany, held next week.

Asaja ha expresado su preocupación por las importantes caídas de los precios de la patata en la campaña de la provincia de León tras los primeros arranques de los últimos días, en comparación con los precios registrados en el resto de Castilla y León.

La asociación de productores alerta sobre las variaciones enormes que se producen entre las diferentes variedades, aunque destaca la calidad del producto