Aardappelketen

Higher potato prices would probably be cause for celebration in Idaho this year if growers didn't also expect an increase in production costs. The cost of seed, fertilizer and some chemicals declined a bit last year, but growers won't be so lucky this...

The reputation of FRUIT LOGISTICA as the world's leading international fresh produce trade fair has been underlined yet again this year by the presence of all market leaders, the industry’s top decision-makers and a new attendance record.

There are real opportunities for the industry to optimise the fresh potato category and build long-term demand.

La Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias ha emitido la decisión favorable en relación a las solicitudes de inscripción de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida 'Plátanos de Canarias' y de la Denominación de ...

El lugar preponderante que ocupa FRUIT LOGISTICA, el salón líder internacional del sector hortofrutícola, se corrobora una vez más este año con la presencia de los principales actores y actuadores en el mercado, los responsables del sector y una asiste...

The 2011 Prince Edward Island potato conference and trade show is an ideal opportunity for producers to discuss new research and development in the industry, says Agriculture Minister George Webster.

During the Potato Expo, Frank van Schaayk (Regional CEO United States and South America McCain Foods) introduced the Alliance for Potato Research and Education in his presentation titled 'French Fries, Re-imagined'

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to change the nutritional guidelines for the school lunch program that would restrict students to just one cup of certain vegetables per week.

A clutch of Punjab-based potato farmers are in the final stages of signing a deal with Russian traders for exporting close to 10,000 tonnes of the crop to Russia for the first time.

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

Baxters High Brow Produce says it has increased throughput by 38%, reduced production staff and improved potato packing since installing a new automated bagging line.

De aardappeltermijnmarkt beleefde een stormachtig einde van de week. Met een zeer hoge omzet van 942 contracten zakte de termijnprijs terug naar 24,70 euro.

Mercer Canyon of Prosser, Washington, and Walker Brothers Farms of Malin, Oregon were presented with the prestigious 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2011 NPC Annual Meeting.

De COGEM is verzocht te adviseren over de milieurisico’s van een kleinschalige (categorie 1) veldproef met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen (Solanum tuberosum) met een verhoogde resistentie tegen Phytophthora infestans, de veroorzaker van de aardappelziekte.

Team Onderzoek van DLV Plant gaat aan de slag met het onderzoeksproject “Tolerantie en rasgevoeligheid van aardappelrassen voor Pratylenchus penetrans”.

Fall rains devastated potato and vegetable crops across the Fraser Valley, BC and now producers face uncertainty about how much the government is going to help them.

Un virus de la papa que ha existido desde hace años está mutando y tiene preocupados tanto a investigadores como a líderes de la industria. Los productores han crecido viendo los síntomas que causa el virus Y de la papa, más conocido como PVY. La enfe...

Met 6.843.529 ton pakte de afgelopen totale aardappeloogst 337.452 ton lager uit dan vorig seizoen (4,7 procent). Dat blijkt uit opbrengstcijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). Het areaal was in 2010 zo’n 3.000 hectare groter dan he...