News on The Potato Supply Chain from Belgium

With the Puma 4.0, the world leader in the segment of 4-row self-propelled harvesters, AVR introduced the world to a robust, high-tech harvester. On their journey to further perfect the Puma 4.0, they have provided the following updates for the 2023 Pumas.

Potato trade association Europatat will participate in EU project WASTELESS, which aims to develop tools for measuring food loss and waste in the EU food supply chain, currently estimated at 88 million tonnes every year.

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) report on the potato market in the NEPG zone (France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany)

Arbitrators have in substance ruled in favour of the EU in the first WTO appeal dealt with under the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement', known as the ‘MPIA'.

Since 2016, the current generation of Dewulf's 4-row potato harvester Kwatro Xtreme has been known for, among other things, its constriction-free sieving path and having the largest bunker in its market segment.

Over the past few days, a large number of people involved in the potato sector attended this record-breaking edition of Interpom held in Kortrijk Xpo (B).

KLIM’TOP Controls manufactures, sells and installs cooling units and ventilation systems for the farm industry, and more precisely for long-term storage root vegetables such as potatoes.

During its last meeting on November 9, 2022, the NEPG estimated that the total potato production 2022 in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 6 % compared to last year.

The Interpom potato industry trade fair in Belgium is coming up! At the stand of harvester manufacturer AVR you can discover their latest updates: a new Clean & Go bunker and a special edition of their MultiForce

Interpom 2022 is just around the corner, and it wouldn't be complete without such an established name in the potato sector as Dewulf.

The Conference main theme was 'EUPPA driving sustainability across the potato processing sector'. It was the first gathering of the kind since the Covid-19 outbreak.

Interpom will take place on 27, 28 & 29 of November and will once again be the ultimate international meeting place in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium) for all the professionals involved in the potato sector!

As of the new storage potato season, the Belgapom price committee will note the most frequently used price for the trade in potatoes of the Fontane and Challenger varieties.

During its last meeting prior to Potato Europe 2022, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimates that global potato production in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 7 to 11 %.

This year, INTERPOM, the leading trade fair for the entire potato chain, will be held on 27, 28 and 29 November 2022 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium).

The Bernard SME employs 35 people and is almost one hundred years old. It is located in Gomiécourt, 30 minutes from the Arras train station, in the Hautsde-France region on the vast plains of the Artois.

Mid-May, many potato growers in North-western Europe were hoping for an end of season with prices around EUR 30/100 kg, but rain brought a stop to that hope…

The West Flemish potato machinery manufacturer is set to deliver none less than eight harvesters from Roeselare to its Danish dealer this week.