Potato News

May 14, 2024

Tech: DJI launches drones for precision agriculture

DJI, a global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, announced the international launch of the Agras T50 and Agras T25 drones.

Jeremie Pavelski, President at Heartland Farms, Top Tier Ingredients, checks the potato flake optical sorter

May 14, 2024

Top Tier Ingredients facility built by Pavelski family to meet growing need for potato flakes

With knowledge and experience in the potato business dating back five generations, the Pavelski family of Heartland Farms, in Hancock, Wisconsin, is using that experience to improve its operations.

May 13, 2024

Brasil: mercados afectados por las lluvias y la escasez

Se mantienen altos los precios debido a restricciones en la oferta. Todavía se desconoce el impacto total de las lluvias en el sur.

May 13, 2024

Perú: precios bajos debido a sobreproducción

Los buenos precios de venta durante el 2023 alentaron una sobreproducción en el 2024 de la cual muchos productores ya se lamentan.

Ante la creciente escasez de suministro de semillas, la cooperativa UDAPA tiene previsto impulsar su línea de producción propia de patata de siembra certificada que lleva dando servicio a sus socios 16 años.

May 13, 2024

España: crecimiento en la producción demanda nuevos esquemas de suministro de semilla

La cantidad de hectáreas de producción en España deberá duplicarse en el futuro cercano, realidad que parece incompatible con los problemas de suministro de semilla.

Lamb Weston actualmente ocupa decenas de cuadrillas de operarios de la construcción. (Cortesía: 0223)

May 13, 2024

Argentina: Lamb Weston retrasada con la apertura de su nueva planta industrial

Las trabas en las importaciones han dificultado el cumplimiento de los tiempos previstos para la inauguración. La nueva fecha tentativa sería en el 2025.

Cultivating Innovation: Transforming Rwanda’s potato industry with new varieties

The lack of quality seed for improved varieties has been attributed to the limited capacity of seed multipliers to produce enough to meet farmer’s demands.

May 13, 2024

CIP’s USD 20 Million India Regional Center Plans in Final Stages

The proposal has passed through negotiations and advanced to the Agriculture Ministry’s 100-Day Agenda.

Mr. Shaaban, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Beirut Erbil Company, during his congratulations to the Dutch Consul on King’s Day and the staff of the Dutch Consulate in Erbil.

May 12, 2024

Beirut Erbil Company was the official sponsor of the Dutch King's Day 2024 celebration held in Erbil

Beirut Erbil Company producers of international quality snacks in Iraq, was the sponsor of Dutch King's Day celebration held in Erbil on the evening of Sunday, April 28, 2024.

May 12, 2024

Potato Sustainability Alliance Releases 2023 North American Potato Sustainability Assessment Report

The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) announced the release of its 2023 North American Potato Sustainability Assessment Report, communicating sustainability results gathered from 420 growers representing 589,120 potato acres across the U.S. and Canada.

Patata canaria. (Cortesía: Europa Press)

May 09, 2024

España: alerta por riesgo fitosanitario en las Islas Canarias

Alerta por riesgo de tizón tardío en las Islas Canarias. Se implementan medidas de control y prevención.

May 08, 2024

FAO Food Price Index up marginally in April, mostly driven by higher world meat prices

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) stood at 119.1 points in April 2024, up 0.3 points (0.3 percent) from its revised March level, as an increase in the price index for meat and smaller upturns of vegetable oil and cereal indices slightly more than offset decreases in those for sugar and dairy products.

Brasil: históricas inundaciones en el sur tienen al país en alerta

Los estados del sur de Brasil están bajo agua. La catástrofe humana es total, y los precios de la papa en los principales mercados aumentan.

May 07, 2024

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects similar financial result for the current year

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects to achieve a similar result for the financial year 2023 / 2024 (July - June) as in the previous financial year. With an expected increase in financial turnover of 4%.

The latest model of Tong Engineering's UniFill big bag and box filler

May 06, 2024

Worldwide demand for updated UniFill Big Bag and Box Filler by Tong

The latest model of Tong’s popular UniFill big bag and box filler has seen record demand in the first quarter of 2024. The advanced UniFill offers the gentlest filling of both big bags and boxes, resulting in a high capacity and versatile crop filling machine.