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Wisconsin potato grower-shippers don’t see an end to sluggish markets before new-crop harvests later this summer.

Rather than relying solely on acreage estimates from a USDA growers' survey, the U.S. potato industry is physically visiting every spud field in Idaho and other major potato production areas for a fourth year.

The US State Georgia is known for its peaches, its poultry, its peanuts and pecans — but not so much for its potatoes. However, at least two farming operations in Decatur County have made potatoes a successful crop.

Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in the potato industry, has kicked off their summer red potato harvest with a five-month, locally grown program. The locally grown program transitions through all of their summer potato growing locations.

The following is a commentary published this week in Nature, on the GMO situation in Europe, focused on potatoes:

US potato growers hope that this could be the year they are allowed to ship fresh spuds into all of Mexico, which would be a $120 million opportunity.

Oregon State University researchers say they've found two fields in their region harboring thousands of volunteer potato plants infected with the Liberibacter bacterium that causes the crop disease zebra chip.

Steps are being taken to ensure late blight innoculum is not introduced to the potato crop through tomatoes and other plants sold at greenhouses and gardening centres in Canada's Manitoba province.

Alan Jones, president and owner of Jones Potato Farm in Parrish, Florida, understands companies will have to attempt to do more with less in today's economy.

French Fry manufacturer McCain Foods has been accused by the Victorian Farmers Federation of using 'bully-boy tactics' to push potato growers in Victoria and Tasmania to the financial brink.

El Viceministro de Desarrollo Rural y Agropecuario, Víctor Hugo Vásquez, informó el viernes que Bolivia exportará alrededor de 425.000 semillas de papa a Brasil por un valor de 61.000 dólares. "Hoy estamos exportando algo más de 425.000 tubérculo...

Están disponibles dos boletines de divulgación que describen las celebraciones del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru (30 de mayo) y una selección de las noticias más importantes publicadas sobre dicho festejo. Pueden verse en http://bit.ly/Kr3hh1

McCain's decision to use cheap potato imports rather than Australian-grown product will have devastating effects on the entire industry, according to AUSVEG

Pakistani exporters of potato are facing a loss of millions of dollars as Russia has stopped clearance of consignments after complaining that the potatoes from Pakistan are infected with a disease.

On 10 and 11 May, processing equipment manufacturer Tummers Methodic from Hoogerheide successfully organised two open days. Hundreds of specialists from the food processing industry at home and abroad marvelled at the largest Hex Polisher in the world ...

The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has asked farmers to sell potato on harvest as there were less chances of price increasing.

Bayer CropScience will have two new products available for potato growers in two to three years' time, subject to approval.

Potandon Produce is pleased to announce that the newest addition to its growing family of Klondike Brands, Klondike Goldust Express will be available early June 2012.