News on Potato Storage from New Brunswick

A New Brunswick-grown industry partnership will see Grand Falls host an all-new edition of the major farming trade show AgriExpo this summer.

New Brunswick potato growers are playing the waiting game as negotiations for their 2010 contracts continue with McCain Foods Ltd. In mid March, growers learned the Florenceville-based company will cut the amount of potatoes it buys from them for proc...

Florenceville-based McCain Foods Ltd. is cutting its potato sourcing in New Brunswick by 20 to 30 per cent to respond to lower demand for french fries and other market issues.Weaker U.S. fry consumption, a high loonie, competition from low-priced Euro...

The amount of reducing sugars in the potato are responsible for the colour formation of fried products. So if potatoes are too high in reducing sugars, they are not suitable for processing.