Research from the United States

October 15, 2010

Importers of US French Fries get 'Potatoes 101' in Washington

October 14, 2010

Maine potato crop ‘looking great’ thanks to rain in September

With 80 percent to 85 percent of the estimated 55,000 acres of Aroostook County potatoes out of the ground, officials with the Maine Potato Board said Thursday that growers are seeing average yields of high-quality potatoes this year.

October 12, 2010

Nuevo estudio demuestra que las papas pueden hacer parte de un régimen de adelgazamiento

La investigación que acaba de publicar la Universidad de California, Davis y el Centro Nacional de Inocuidad de los Alimentos y Tecnología, organismo perteneciente al Instituto de Tecnología de Illinois, demuestra que las personas pueden incluir la pap...

October 12, 2010

New Research Shows Potatoes Can Be Part of a Weight Loss Regimen

Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates that people can include potatoes in their diet and still lose weight.

October 11, 2010

Potato growers confident against price-fixing allegations

The United Potato Growers of America says it is confident the group will prevail in an expanding legal battle in which the co-operative and others are accused of engaging in “classic cartel behavior” to control potato supplies and fix prices at artificially high levels.

October 10, 2010

United Potato Growers of America: Acreage matters

Probably no factor is more important in determining a fresh grower’s financial return than total area planted to potatoes.

October 07, 2010

NPPGA: Red potatoes are good for baking

The Northern Plains Potato growers Association (NPPGA) is running a new advertising campaign designed to get buyers to associate red potatoes with the Red River Valley.

October 03, 2010

Potato Diet of Chris Voigt generates much interest

October 1 marked the launch of Chris Voigt’s 20 Potatoes a Day Diet, but it was already making news all over the country—and on Facebook. “It certainly has people intrigued,” says Voigt, who has heard from doctors and dietitians as well as fans.

September 27, 2010

R.J. Andrus of Idahoan Foods Appointed Chairman of The Idaho Potato Commission

At the annual Idaho Grower Shippers Association’s Industry Breakfast held in Sun Valley, ID, Commissioner R.J. Andrus was appointed Chairman of the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and Commissioner Jim Tiede was appointed Vice Chairman. Both Andrus and Ti...

September 25, 2010

Idaho had record potato crop in 2009

New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the value of Idaho's potato crop reached a record $855 million last year. That's an increase of nearly $22 million from 2008, according to the report the USDA released Thursday.

September 23, 2010

20 potatoes a day for two months to show potatoes are good for you

Potatoes are good for you, and Chris Voigt wants to prove it with an all-spud diet for the next two months.Starting Oct. 1, the Washington Potato Commission executive director will eat only potatoes -- 20 a day -- to let people know just how healthful ...

September 21, 2010

Conagra Foods announces 15% dividend increase

Reflecting the company's strong cash flows and commitment to a top-tier dividend payout, the board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) approved a dividend increase

September 21, 2010

Potato Harvest Progress North Dakota and Minnesota

The potato harvest in North Dakota continued slowly as the first frost of the season hit this week, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office.

September 13, 2010

Sunflower oil prices increasing

News of a possible Russian ban on sunflower exports sent the European sunflower oil market $50 per MT higher last week.

August 25, 2010

United States Potato Board publishes 2010 eating trends report

The United States Potato Board presents the 2010 National Eating Trends Report. The objective of this report is to track and examine in-home potato consumption trends. Data for this report is obtained from the NPD Group’s National Eating Trend...

August 25, 2010

Mexican Frozen Potato Tariff for US Products Reduced but Not Eliminated

August 20, 2010

AFFI Calls on President, Congress to Hasten Resolution of Cross-Border Trucking Dispute with Mexico

President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz of the American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI) today issued a statement responding to Mexico’s announcement of additional retaliatory import tariffs on select U.S. exports due to the ongoing cross-border trucking dispute.

August 10, 2010

Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos publica su estrategia en Internet

Con el inicio de un nuevo año fiscal, el Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos (USPB, por sus siglas en ingles) ha publicado en línea la estrategia que sus programas seguirán para cumplir los objetivos propuestos. Se encuentra en ingles en http://ww...