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april 17, 2017

Pom’Alliance and Pomuni join forces

Pom'Alliance and Pomuni are joining forces in the fresh potato sector. Both companies signed mutual cooperation agreements on March 30, 2017.

maart 25, 2017

German Potato Breeder Interseed New Shareholder Breeders Trust

The seed potato breeding company Interseed Potatoes GmbH located at Wittmund Germany, recently became the newest shareholder of Breeders Trust.

maart 21, 2017

Belgapom: Belgian Potato Processing Sector sets multiple records in 2016

According to the data of Belgapom, the Potato Processing Industry in Belgium last year not only set a record for the amount of potatoes processed, but also a record for investments in the sector, with over 300 million euro (325 million USD) invested.

WatchITgrow: Belgium launches a country-wide geo-information system to strengthen the Potato (processing) industry

maart 18, 2017

WatchITgrow: Potato (Processing) sector in Belgium launches geo-information system

WatchITgrow is a new geo-information platform developed for the potato sector in Belgium with the purpose to better estimate and increase the potato yield in a sustainable way.

maart 09, 2017

TOMRA Sorting Food appoints Maciek Wasowski as Technical Director to enhance Research and Development

Leading food sorting solutions manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Food has appointed Maciek Wasowski as new technical director to oversee the global development of the company’s innovative technologies.

La agricultura orgánica debería incluir la papa genéticamente modificada con resistente al tizón tardío

februari 22, 2017

La agricultura orgánica debería incluir la papa genéticamente modificada con resistencia al tizón tardío

El Reglamento de la UE sobre la agricultura orgánica no permite el uso de organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM).Pero..... puede distinguirse un cultivo de papa cisgenico de un cultivo de papa que es el resultado de la producción convencional?

februari 22, 2017

'Making the European Potato Trade great again! (it’s gonna be huge, it’s gonna be great, it’s true!)'

Under the provocative slogan 'Making the European Potato Trade great again! (it’s gonna be huge, it’s gonna be great, it’s true!)', the Europatat Congress 2017 will focus on two major current issues for the potato sector: plant health and trade.

februari 15, 2017

Lutosa invests in Burgmetaal lifting tools to facilitate handling of VFFS bag forming shoulders

Belgian metalworking specialist Burgmetaal has installed 20 lifting systems at Lutosa to facilitate the handling and exchange of the (bag) forming shoulders for the VFFS packaging machines.

Lutosa plans the addition of a new French Fry line in Leuze-en Hainaut

januari 30, 2017

Lutosa adds a new French Fry processing line in Leuze-en Hainaut

Belgian Potato Processing company Lutosa, a subsidiary of McCain Foods, plans the construction of a new french fry line in Leuze-en-Hainaut. The line is expected to be operational early in 2018

januari 25, 2017

Peruvian native Potatoes to join world's largest banana collection in KU Leuven, Belgium

---->Update 2017-01-26: This News Item has been withdrawn by the KU Leuven.....
8,000 native potato varieties of the International Potato Centre (CIP) in Peru will soon join the banana collection of the University of Leuven.

december 18, 2016

Potato company Bruwier: “Price for processing varieties will not fluctuate much till spring”

Jan van Luchene of Bruwier Potatoes, a Belgian company specialized in acquiring and delivering the potatoes you need offers his view of the current potato market in Belgium and Europe.

december 14, 2016

New rules and practices of the inter-European trade in potatoes; RUCIP secretariat to Brussels

On the January 1, 2017 the RUCIP European Committee secretariat will be effectively transferred from Paris to Brussels. From the same date a new set of Rules and Practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes (RUCIP) will also start to apply.

december 12, 2016

TOMRA and Farm Frites donate €2,000 to UNICEF in Golden Fry Contest at Interpom | Primeurs

Farm Frites, a Dutch family business specializing in fries and potato products, has been presented with a charity voucher worth €2,000 after winning The Golden Fry competition, held by TOMRA Sorting Food, a leading provider of sensor-based food sorting machines.

december 08, 2016

Third automatic high-bay frozen storage for potato processor Agristo

Belgian pre-fried and frozen potato products manufacturer Agristo is teaming up with Egemin Automation for the third time in a row for the construction of a new, fully automated high-bay deepfreeze warehouse.

december 08, 2016

TOMRA launches new way of naming Food Sorting Systems

TOMRA Sorting Food has launched a new way of naming its food sorting machines to bring clarity and simplicity to the way its next generation of sorters can be identified and specified by customers.

december 05, 2016

Tummers: New Zic-Zac brush peels even more efficiently

In 2004, Tummers Food Processing introduced the Zic-Zac brushing technique for brushing potatoes and tuberous plants after steam peeling. This technique now has been improved.

december 03, 2016

Harvest Estimation North-Western European Potato Growers adjusted downwards to 24.5 million tonnes

The official NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) harvest estimation has been adjusted downward to 24.551.000 tons, which is 3 % lower than last year and 3,6 % than the 5 years average.

december 01, 2016

Interpom | Primeurs 2016 attracts 20.000 visitors from 55 countries

The 18th edition of the Interpom | Primeurs once again set a new record with 19 938 visitors from no less than 55 different countries, illustrating the growing interest for this event far beyond the Belgian borders.

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