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maart 20, 2011

Australian Potato growers protest outside McCain Ballarat factory

Potato growers are using 50 tractors to protest outside the McCain factory at Ballarat, in central Victoria, over contract negotiations.

maart 09, 2011

Queensland floods continue to impact potato sales

The impact of January's Queensland floods has continued, wiping out demand for Victorian potatoes.

maart 02, 2011

McCain Foods Australia urged to chip in more for potato growers

McCain Foods Australia is being urged to follow the lead of Simplot Australia by increasing potato prices for Ballarat growers.

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 12, 2010

Australia's NSW Rolls Out Fast Food Labelling Law

he Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has mandated a fast-food labelling law, becoming the first state to do so.

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