The imposition of 25 per cent regulatory duty on potato exports from Pakistan and making its import at zero per cent have yet to make the vegetable cheaper in domestic markets.
mei 11, 2014
AUSVEG calls for refined Country of Origin Labeling
The Australian vegetable and potato industries are calling for consumers to be given certainty about the food they are eating once-and-for-all, through refined Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) laws, according to AUSVEG.
mei 11, 2014
Cavendish Farms Jamestown reduces potato imports from Manitoba
Potato Processor Cavendish Farms of Jamestown, North Dakota, United States, has reduced its contracts with Manitoba growers (Canada) to 305,000 hundredweight for 2014
mei 11, 2014
Manitoba potato growers still in talks with Simplot
Keystone Potato Producers Association based in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, has yet to complete negotiations with Simplot Canada II over a contract for 2014 production.
mei 09, 2014
Prince Edward Island Potato growers and McCain Foods reach new contract
Prince Edward Island process potato farmers who grow for McCain Foods have a new contract. The deal was reached in last-minute negotiations before it actually had to go to arbitration.
mei 08, 2014
Maine potato growers take hit on price in new contract
Farmers in Aroostook, Maine brace for a tough year as processors pay less and reduce orders by as much as 20 percent.
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mei 08, 2014
Idaho Potato Growers concerned about delays at McCain Foods Burley
A delay in a $100 million expansion project for McCain Foods USA in Burley, Idaho has area potato growers worried about the status of their contracts to sell produce to the company.
mei 07, 2014
Azerbaijan, FAO sign agreement to improve seed potato production
Azerbaijan and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sign an agreement to develop the production of virus-free seed potatoes
mei 07, 2014
Potandon Produce Begins Shipping Potatoes Out Of Arizona
Potandon Produce L.L.C., the exclusive marketing agent for Pinto Creek Cooperative., Inc. in Eloy, Arizona, announced that its fresh potato season has begun in Arizona.
mei 07, 2014
Optimizing potato yield - for the entire US East Coast all at once
Potato Farmers are used to optimizing crop production on their own lands. But is it possible to optimize production across a much bigger area—say, the whole East Coast of the United States?
mei 06, 2014
Over 5000 retailers participated in the potato display contest of the Idaho Potato Commission
More than 5,000 supermarket chains and independent retailers showcased spuds for Idaho Potato Commission's annual Potato Lover’s Month retail display promotion in February, the most ever in the contest’s 23 years.
mei 06, 2014
Wisconsin Potato Growers highlight their Sustainable practices
Wisconsin potato growers have achieved national recognition not only through their ability to produce more potatoes on fewer acres but also for the sustainability of the practices they use
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mei 05, 2014
Idaho Potato Commission shows 25 potato varieties and their characteristics
The Idaho Potato Commission has developed an Idaho® Potato Varieties poster to take the guesswork out of your potato purchasing.
mei 05, 2014
Specialty crops good for 35000 jobs in Wisconsin
Did You Know Wisconsin’s specialty crop production and processing account for more than $6 billion in economic activity? $6.4 billion, to be exact, and almost 35,000 jobs across the state!
mei 04, 2014
Research: Optimizing Sweet Potato production
Researchers from Mississippi State and Louisiana State Universities assessed the importance of planting and harvest dates and plant spacing for the sweet potato cultivars Beauregard and Evangeline.
mei 02, 2014
Agrico presenteert gemiddelde indicatieprijs van 28,50 EURO per 100 kg voor alle geleverde maten
Aardappelcoöperatie Agrico maakte dit weekend aan haar leden een gemiddelde indicatieprijs van € 28,50 per 100 kg bekend voor pootgoed van oogst 2013.
mei 02, 2014
National Potato Council now accepting Scholarship Applications for Graduate Students Advancing the Industry
The National Potato Council (NPC) is now accepting applications for a $10,000 graduate-level scholarship to be applied toward the 2014-2015 academic year.
Dewulf, a specialist in potato and carrot harvesting technology, introduces its 5th generation of 3-wheeled self-propelled two-row potato harvesters (R3060) for next season.