Aardappelketen

A series of focus groups around the United States has confirmed to the Idaho Potato Commission that consumers have an extremely positive perception of Idaho and its famous potatoes.

On Monday morning 18 April, Breeders Trust N.V. impounded part of the administrative records of the Belgian ’Federaal Agentschap voor de veiligheid van de voedselketen’ (FAVV Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain).

Prince Edward Island potato farmers growing for McCain Foods voted in favour Tuesday night of the latest contract offer from the company.

The start of the Kern County potato harvest will likely be delayed because of cool weather, said Jim Leimkuhler, president and owner, Progressive Produce Corp., Los Angeles.

Breeders Trust N.V. heeft op maandagochtend 18 april beslag laten leggen op een deel van de administratie van het Belgische ’Federaal Agentschap voor de veiligheid van de voedselketen’ (FAVV).

De Verenigde Telers akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. Onlangs werd de derde voorraadinventarisatie van de opgeslagen aardappelen van oogst...

China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday it will impose [modified] anti-dumping duties on potato starch imports from the European Union (EU), effective April 19.

Researchers of the University of Wisconsin Extension Plant Pathology alert farmers that a low level of the late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, has been detected in seed potatoes grown in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Bags of crisps are set to cost a packet - thanks to the soaring cost of potatoes.

The potato starch manufacturer AVEBE and the plant biotechnology company BASF Plant Science confirmed last week the next step in their cooperation to develop genetically enhanced amylopectin starch potatoes. BASF Plant Science assumes ownership for th...

Export of potato from the northern districts of Bangladesh has generated a ray of hope for the farmers and traders which, if continues till June, may help them break even.

Een groep Europese aardappelkwekers sleept vijf Belgische landbouwers voor de rechter omdat die geen kwekersrechten betalen.

For the first time, a tool is now available to growers for determining the risk of disease to potatoes in storage.

It’s only a matter of time before genetically modified potatoes hit the North American market, say industry experts.

The 13 major potato States held 106 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2011, down 18 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2010 fall storage States' production, four percentage points below April 1, 2010.

Some Western Australian potato growers feel they are not getting enough support from their marketing body Western Potatoes to help them get new varieties onto the market.