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Hungritos Concludes a Triumph at AAHAR 2025: Pioneering Innovation in Frozen Foods
March 12, 2025

Hungritos Shines at AAHAR 2025, Showcasing Innovative Frozen Potato Delights

Hungritos, a leading name in the global food industry owned by Iscon Balaji Foods Pvt Ltd successfully made its mark at AAHAR 2025, India’s one of the premier food and hospitality trade fair.
Experience the Best of Frozen Potatoes with Icedream Global at FOODEX JAPAN 2025 – Booth No. E5-L27!
March 12, 2025

IceDream Global Pvt Ltd to Exhibit at FOODEX JAPAN 2025 – Showcasing Premium Frozen Potato Products

Icedream Global Pvt Ltd, a trusted name in the frozen food industry, is all set to showcase its premium range of frozen potato products at FOODEX JAPAN 2025—one of Asia’s biggest food and beverage trade shows.
Discover IFCG-Egypt’s premium frozen sweet potato fries at IFE London 2025!
March 12, 2025

Meet IFCG-Egypt at IFE London 2025 – Premium Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Await!

IFCG-Egypt has announced its participation as an exhibitor at the IFE Food Event in London 2025, a premier gathering for the global food and beverage industry. As a key player in the frozen food sector, IFCG-Egypt is proud to showcase its premium-quality frozen sweet potato fries, crafted to meet the highest international standards
Jouke Aalvanger and Leon Vaandrager, leading the development of the Eqrader™ optical sorting machine for potatoes
March 12, 2025

Eqraft Redefines Potato Classification with Eqrader Optical Sorting Machine

Eqrader installations disrupted onion grading from Europe to North America. Soon after its launch, potato companies began showing interest. This is where the story of Eqraft’s optical grading machine for potatoes starts.
Europa: se desploma el precio de las patatas para industria
March 11, 2025

Europa: se desploma el precio de las patatas para industria

Tras polémicas decisiones por parte de los industriales, los precios de las patatas caen más del 10% repentinamente.
Brasil: precios se mantienen a la baja
March 11, 2025

Brasil: precios se mantienen a la baja

Los precios no suben y el exceso de oferta no colabora para que así suceda.
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Swiss Innovators xFarm Technologies and Bühler Partner to Drive Sustainability in the Agri-Food Sector
March 10, 2025

Bühler and xFarm Technologies partner for sustainability monitoring along the whole agri-food value chain

xFarm Technologies, the Swiss tech company specialising in the digitalisation of the whole agri-food sector, supporting more than 500,000 farms on a total area of 8.3 million hectares every day
Colombia: profunda crisis para el sector productivo
March 10, 2025

Colombia: profunda crisis para el sector productivo

Los números no cierran y los productores piden ayuda gubernamental para poder competir.
West Bengal Government Announces Minimum Support Price for Potatoes to Support Farmers Amidst Bumper Harvest
March 10, 2025

After distress sales West Bengal State Government helps potato farmers with a solid minimum support price

The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a minimum support price (MSP) of INR 900 (USD 10.8) for a quintal of potato after reports that farmers were forced to go for distress sale of the crop following bumper production this year.
Where is the crop industry with nematode biocontrols?
March 10, 2025

Can nematode biocontrols be used as alternative to chemical pesticides?

The dwindling availability of insecticide seed treatment and nematicides has paved the way for pest control using entomopathogenic nematodes.
Elorn Plants joins Europatat, a specialist in seed potatoes production and sales based in Brittany, France
March 09, 2025

French seed potato developer Elorn Plants joins Europatat

Europatat warmly welcomes Elorn Plants, a specialist of seed potatoes production and sale based in Finistère, in western Brittany (France). The region is known worldwide for the quality of its seed potato production and the earliness of its shipments.
Hardbite, one of Canada’s top potato chip brands is based in Surrey, British Columbia, but ships one-fifth of its product to the United States.
March 09, 2025

Trump Tariffs a big blow for Canadian potato chip companies making inroads in the United States

Naturally Homegrown Foods in Surrey, British Columbia, produces Hardbite — a potato chip brand that’s been surging in popularity.
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North Yorkshire potato grower Tim Rooke has been re-elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum
March 09, 2025

NFU Potato Forum re-elected Tim Rooke as chair and elect Edward Backhouse as vice chair

North Yorkshire potato grower Tim Rooke has been re-elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum. Tim, who farms 240 hectares of potatoes, also grows crops on 400 hectares of his farm.
"From research to the fields, it's a partnership built on trust and innovation." – Andy Diercks, Potato Farmer at Coloma Farms and Amanda Gevens, UW–Madison Plant Pathology Specialist . (Courtesy: University of Wisconsin)
March 09, 2025

UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests

Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.
Pioneering Potato Farming: Mr. and Mrs. Compelio’s Rooftop Greenhouse Success (Courtesy: Nelio Compelio)
March 09, 2025

Seed Potato Production using Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) in the Philippines.

Potato farming in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines, spans 11,000 hectares but struggles with limited high-quality seed potatoes. At the World Potato Congress (WPC) 2024 in Adelaide, Australia, experts highlighted Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) as a solution to improve yields.
In February 2025, the FAO Food Price Index increased, mainly due to rising prices of sugar, dairy, and vegetable oils.
March 08, 2025

The FAO Food Price Index rose in February 2025, driven by higher sugar, dairy and vegetable oil prices

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 127.1 points in February 2025, up 2.0 points (1.6 percent) from its revised January level. While the meat price index remained stable, all other price indices rose, with the most significant increases recorded for sugar, dairy and vegetable oils.
Egypt strengthens its position as Greece's top potato supplier, with peak exports from February to April. (Courtesy: Global Trade Tracker, Analysis by EastFruit)
March 06, 2025

Egypt sets record for potato exports to Greece

Egypt continues to increase its potato exports to Greece, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2023/24, over 156,000 tons of ware potatoes were imported into Greece from Egypt, valued at USD 64 million. This represents a 12% increase from the previous season and a 71% increase from the 2021/22 season, marking an all-time high.
Belpotato.be Criticizes Unilateral Contract Reductions in Belgian Potato Sector
March 06, 2025

Belpotato.be calls for signed potato contracts to be correctly executed

Belpotato.be is surprised to learn of the proposals from some potato buyers, whereby they unilaterally reduce the contracted quantities from the buyer without any form of consultation in already signed contracts. This is unacceptable.

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