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oktober 05, 2010

US export of potato products remains strong

Exports of US potatoes and products for July 2009 through June 2010 (MY09/10) totaled 1,229,853 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,172,702,250.This is a decline of 0.67 percent in volume and 2.69 percent in value from the previous year’s record levels.

oktober 05, 2010

Idaho potato packers Eagle Eye Produce and Taylor Produce Join Forces

Eagle Eye Produce and Taylor Produce are pleased to announce the formation of its newly established Sales and Marketing Company for Potatoes and Onions.

oktober 05, 2010

Bushmans' Inc. acquires Market Fresh Produce

Potato grower-shipper Bushmans' Inc. is branching out into other commodities, including sweet potatoes, tomatoes and onions, with the recent purchase of Market Fresh Produce LLC, Nixa, Mo.

oktober 03, 2010

Late seeded Manitoba potatoes face quality issues

Manitoba potato producers have experienced a wide range of growing conditions all year, and now are experiencing a wide range of quality for their crop.

oktober 03, 2010

Potato Diet of Chris Voigt generates much interest

October 1 marked the launch of Chris Voigt’s 20 Potatoes a Day Diet, but it was already making news all over the country—and on Facebook. “It certainly has people intrigued,” says Voigt, who has heard from doctors and dietitians as well as fans.

oktober 03, 2010

New PMN webcast: Aphid management in potatoes

'Focus on Potato' has published a new webcast:
'Aphid Management in Potatoes'

oktober 01, 2010

What Does 'Buy Local' Mean To Consumers?

To consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere, "buying local"isn't a top priority in and of itself, according to a new study from Communispace. Instead, localism becomes an important part of a product's overall value proposition when it is perceived...

september 30, 2010

Flood could cost Wisconsin potato farmers over 65 million - if you include storage losses

Officials began totaling the millions of dollars in crop damage and loss to central Wisconsin farmers from last week's flooding. In Portage County, where more than half of Wisconsin's potato acreage is planted, losses to potato farmers could rise as hi...

september 30, 2010

Jack in the Box to shutter 40 stores

september 29, 2010

USDA publica el reporte anual para el cultivo de la papa (2009)

El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

september 29, 2010

Potato Storage: Proper storage techniques can reduce disease pressure

Storage conditions can be ripe for diseases to develop and devastate potato crops, leading many universities to seek ways to control or prevent diseases before they become a problem. At the University of Maine (UM) a fungicide testing program looks at...

september 29, 2010

USDA publishes Potatoes 2009 Annual Summary

The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...

september 29, 2010

Truck shortage affects potato harvest

A truck shortage in Washington, Idaho and California is causing potato packers to scramble for available vehicles to bring their product to market.

september 28, 2010

USDA ARMS to focus on potatoes this fall

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will soon begin contacting potato producers to learn about their production practices during the 2010 growing season.

september 28, 2010

Wet weather pushes back potato harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota

september 27, 2010

R.J. Andrus of Idahoan Foods Appointed Chairman of The Idaho Potato Commission

At the annual Idaho Grower Shippers Association’s Industry Breakfast held in Sun Valley, ID, Commissioner R.J. Andrus was appointed Chairman of the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and Commissioner Jim Tiede was appointed Vice Chairman. Both Andrus and Ti...

september 27, 2010

Idaho potato prices advance on smaller crop

daho potato farmers are in the thick of harvesting the new crop following a dismal year for many producers.

september 25, 2010

Idaho had record potato crop in 2009

New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the value of Idaho's potato crop reached a record $855 million last year. That's an increase of nearly $22 million from 2008, according to the report the USDA released Thursday.