News on Potato Storage

March 16, 2011

United States Potato Stocks Down 15 Percent From March 2010

The 13 major potato States in the US held 143 million cwt of potatoes in storage March 1, 2011, down 15 percent from a year ago.

March 09, 2011

2011 International Potato Processing & Storage Convention in Denver

Alternating between North America and Europe, the unique, annual International Potato Processing &Storage Convention will take place in Denver this year.

February 24, 2011

Excitement cools for Premier Russet

The Premier Russet was one hot potato, but the high expectations did not materialize...

February 24, 2011

VTA aardappelvoorraad inventarisatie 15 februari 2011

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden.

February 22, 2011

Aardappelvoorraadmeting Februari 2011 (BAI)

Bureau Aardappelmarkt Informatie (BAI) van het Produktschap Akkerbouw heeft een telefonische opbrengst- en voorraadmetingenquête gehouden onder consumptieaardappeltelers in Nederland.

February 20, 2011

Price plunge alarms Bangladesh potato farmers

Potato prices in Bangladesh have plunged to a four-year low both at retail and grower levels due to an increased supply.

Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG)

February 16, 2011

NEPG: Lagere aardappelvoorraden in Noordwest Europa

De NEPG (North-western European Potato Growers) meldt dat halverwege het seizoen 2010/2011 meer dan 50% van alle geoogste aardappelen zijn gebruikt. De totale productie van oogst 2010 in alle NEPG landen was 4.8% lager dan het jaar er voor.

February 15, 2011

US Potato Stocks and Potato Processing, February 2011

The 13 major potato States held 176 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2011, down 14 percent from a year ago.

January 29, 2011

Reduce waste rather than push up potato yields

Washington Oregon Potato Conference 2011

January 27, 2011

Washington-Oregon Potato Conference in Kennewick (video)

he Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is in Kennewick again this year, and organizers say it's bigger than ever.

January 16, 2011

Potato use for processing in US up 2%, use for dehy down 24%

January 13, 2011

USAID project to assist potato farmers in Bangladesh

In the North of Bangladesh, USAID has started to assist potato farmers, workforce and entrepreneurs by launching a five year term (2009-2013) project entitled PRICE (Poverty Reduction by Increasing Competitiveness of Enterprises).

January 13, 2011

West Bengal: Potato storage conflict ends in dump of rotten potatoes

In West Bengal, 7,000 bags or 4,200 tonnes of potatoes, valued at Rs 50 lakh were left to rot on the open ground today because of a dispute between a cold storage facility and the state government.

January 10, 2011

CIPC Stewardship gains recognition

The UK potato industry has received recognition for the work of the CIPC (chlorpropham) Stewardship Group, as winners of ’Best Stewardship programme’ category at this year’s Agrow Awards.

January 05, 2011

McDonald's India: in search for the perfect potato for french fries

Soon after setting shop in India, McDonalds’ Vikram Bakshi knew he had a problem — the signature French Fries weren’t right. It took him nine years and several experiments to get it right: Name: Vikram BakshiDesignation: CEO, McDonalds India (North...

January 02, 2011

Futurist Bob Treadway keynote speaker at 2011 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference

The program for the 2011 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is packed with scientific reports, national and state updates on the industry and of course a keynote speaker.