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februari 24, 2011

Australia: Simplot's potato price rise

Two hundred potato growers who supply Simplot Australia's Ulverstone factory have negotiated a $20 a tonne price increase.

februari 24, 2011

Australian floods cut into potato supply of French fry manufactures

Australian French Fries (or should we say hot chips?) could be in short supply this year after floods devastated potato-growing regions in four states.

februari 14, 2011

New South Australian Potato Organisation established

A formation meeting has been called to establish a new peak organisation for the South Australian potato industry.

februari 14, 2011

Carisma, Australia's official low GI potato is making headway

Since its launch last year, consumers have bought more than 1,000 tonnes of Carisma, Australia’s first officially certified low GI potato.

februari 07, 2011

Potato crop losses in Victoria (AU) due to flooding

Potato farmers near Koo Wee Rup, south-east of Melbourne, say their crops have been wiped out by the flooding on the weekend.

januari 26, 2011

Niche potato varieties profitable for Australian farmer

Niche varieties and customer service are the keys to making a profit.

januari 19, 2011

AUSVEG: Queensland vegetable growers in desperate need of long-term assistance by Federal Government

AUSVEG Chairman John Brent today said that vegetable growers in Queensland had been hit hard by the recent floods and long term Federal Government assistance was now needed for many to survive the winter growing season.

Floodwater cuts this Tasmanian potato field in half (Courtesy ABC Rural)

januari 18, 2011

Tasmanian Floods may have destroyed 20% of the potato crop

The damage bill from flooding on Tasmanian farms is expected to run into millions of dollars.

januari 15, 2011

AUSVEG on Queensland floods: no need to increase import of vegetables

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy today said that despite recent media reports to the contrary, there is no need for Australia to import more vegetables due the flood crisis in Queensland.

november 03, 2010

AUSVEG welcomes proposal for Senate briefing on the ‘Zebra Chip’ disease threatening Australian potatoes

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy has welcomed the proposal for a briefing of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee on Zebra Chip disease, following a recent request by New Zealand to import fresh potatoes for processing into Australia.

november 03, 2010

Queensland potato growers profit from potato shortage in Australia

A national potato shortage in Australia is providing a boom for growers in far north Queensland.

oktober 20, 2010

Australian table potatoes in short supply

n Australia the humble spud is in short supply, with the Tableland now the only place in Australia currently in season to harvest a potato crop.

oktober 12, 2010

Tasmanian potato growers agree lower price with Simplot

Tasmanian potato growers supplying Simplot have reluctantly agreed to a AU$25 cut per tonne of potatoes grown this season.

september 29, 2010

South Australian Potato Company launches new purple eyed potato: Kestrel

A new potato variety will be appearing on retail shelves in Australia, Asia and the Middle East in coming months from the South Australian Potato Company

september 23, 2010

Tasmanian potato growers agree price cut with McCain

McCain Tasmanian potato growers supplying McCain have agreed on a price cut of $26.50 per tonne for this season.

september 17, 2010

South Australian potato growers close to a deal with McCain Foods

Potato growers in the Ballarat region (South Australia) are continuing negotiations over pricing for the next harvest with the food processor McCain.

Globodera Rostochiensis (Courtesy: nematode.net)

september 14, 2010

Western Australia declared Potato Cyst Nematode free

After a battle lasting almost 25 years, Western Australia's $45 million potato industry has been declared free of the devastating potato cyst nematode (PCN).

september 13, 2010

McCain Foods Australia and South East Potato growers settle contract

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.