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With regard to potatoes, pre-germination is crucial for good growth. Pre-sprouting enables growers to achieve higher yields and start harvesting up to 6-8 weeks before 'normal' potatoes. It is important that the potatoes are evenly exposed and ventilated.

Public appreciation of the food and agriculture sector is greater in 2020 than it was two years ago. This applies to all sub-sectors, apart from pig farming, which is held in the same esteem as it was in 2018.

The potato trade has been warned to have all seed potatoes for next year’s crop imported from Britain by December 31. A trade notice issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture said imports of 'certified seed and ware potatoes' from Britain will be prohibited from the end of 2020 when the UK leaves the EU.

Nitrous oxide emissions (300 times more powerful than CO₂) are jeopardizing Earth's future climate. Agriculture caused almost 70% of global N₂O emissions in the decade to 2016.

Los productores de patata de A Limia se van incorporando de manera contenida a la campaña de recogida de 2020. Las lluvias registradas a lo largo de la pasada semana impidieron el inicio de la recolecta en las fincas de mayor tamaño.

Afgelopen week hebben de organisatoren van PotatoEurope 2021 de voorinschrijving voor oud-deelnemers van PotatoEurope geopend en nu al hebben zich een groot aantal deelnemers aangemeld voor de komende editie.

VHM Machinery heeft een volledig geautomatiseerde kisten-loslijn en daarnaast een bigbag los-systeem, kistenvuller en automatisch monsternamesysteem inéén mogen leveren en installeren bij AG-retailpartner Leo de Kock (Purmerend). Het is gezien de achtergrond en de visie van beide afzonderlijke bedrijven geen verrassing dat er al snel een zakelijke klik is ontstaan.

Since the start of autumn, potato producers in the regions of Russia have been facing many challenges, new and old. In the Russian Federation, the average annual volume of potatoes used for food purposes is estimated to be at 13-14 million tons, which makes potato one of the most important crops in Russia. In this article, we present information about the potato situation in various regions of Russia.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 97.9 points in September 2020, up 2.0 points (2.1 percent) from August and now 4.6 points (5.0 percent) higher than its value a year ago.

Lutosa is a proud Belgian Brand, selling its Belgian Fries and a wide range of additional potato products to no less than 136 countries. No less than 94% of its production is exported.

The Potato Days are a well-known event in the potato sector. Every year in November the event is organized by various companies, including potato breeder HZPC. Also this year.

The 2019/2020 financial year has been eventful in many respects for seed potato supplier HZPC. Despite the consequences of COVID-19, the company has had an operationally successful season. The coming season, however, may well be more of a challenge.

Anticipating a positive future for the food industry, Snack and Potato Processing Line Expert Rosenqvists Food Technologies continues to invest in its sales team. A Sales Manager and an Area Sales Manager have been appointed.

Essex potato grower, Fairfields Farm, is excited to announce that it will be supplying HelloFresh with its low carbon footprint potatoes from October.

World Potato Congress Inc., Europatat and the Irish Potato Federation have announced the postponement of the World Potato Congress (WPC) and the Europatat Congress planned for May/June in Dublin in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAM, the European market leader for innovative solutions in the world of industrial food cutting machines, was honoured with the ‘Leeuw van de Export’ award. Every year, Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) recognises Flemish companies with this award for the most striking export strategy and results.

El 1 de enero de 2020 se prohibió el uso de CIPC en la Unión Europea. La fecha límite para, entre otras cosas, el almacenamiento de patatas con CIPC se ha fijado en el 8 de octubre de 2020.

La demanda de patatas en el mercado francés es actualmente moderada. De hecho, los operadores están cubiertos con contratos de entregas de cosechas y el consumo sigue siendo relativamente escaso en este inicio de mes de septiembre a nivel nacional.