News on The Potato Supply Chain from Canada

Producers of the International Potato Technology Expo (IPTE) are pleased to welcome aboard two recognizable names in the industry as major sponsors for this high caliber event. Syngenta Canada and Farm Credit Canada have both come on board as sponsors ...

Statistics Canada has released the report "Canadian Potato Production"January  22, 2010 with some revised numbers.The publication contains revisions to the 2009 potato production for both Canada and the United States, as well as revisions to ...

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Almost half of P.E.I.'s seed potatoes, used to plant the spring crop, are above the Island's allowable virus standard this year, according the P.E.I. Potato Board. The board spent Thursday discussing the situation, trying to decide whether to ask the ...

The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Charlottetown Civic Centre February 26-27, 2010. This popular event has been running in Charlottetown every two years since 1992. Over the years, this has become a must-attend industry event for ...

Over 20 years' worth of seasonal anti-dumping duties on U.S. potatoes imported into British Columbia are up for review yet again as the latest five-year duty comes due for expiry.As has been the case every five years since 1990, the Canada Border Servi...

For the second year in a row, wet weather late in the year is prompting Prince Edward Island potato growers to watch their warehouses carefully."You'll know it when you smell it,"Elmsdale farmer Peter Griffin told CBC News of what farmers are...

It's unusual to see farm equipment working in Manitoba fields in late November -- but that's exactly what happened this year. Cool, wet weather dominated Manitoba's growing season, bringing fears that most crops would see a drastic drop in yields. But...

As potatoes began rolling into the two processing plants in Price Edward Island this fall, it became relatively easy to determine when they were harvested. Maybe not the exact date, but at least whether they hit the warehouse before the first of a ...

P.E.I.’s potato farmers are hoping more aggressive marketing will help their industry bounce back after a tough season.Many Island growers met Friday in Summerside for the P.E.I Potato Board's annual general meeting.Board chair Boyd Murphy said this ye...

Earl Smith accepted the P.E.I. Potato Board’s recognition award for his 44 years of service to the potato industry on the Island at the board’s annual banquet at Credit Union Place last night. The Summerside farmer began his career with Canada Packers ...

The union representing Cavendish Farms workers has publicly thanked the P.E.I. government for more than $600,000 in training money.The money will allow employees of the company's two potato processing plants in New Annan who expect to be out of work du...

Delays in P.E.I. potato harvest operations are getting even worse after heavy rains continued to plague the island Thursday night.The recent wet weather has put some farmers close to two weeks behind schedule, and more rain is expected on the weekend, ...

Prince Edward Island potato growers are being hampered by the elements as they try to harvest the most expensive crop ever planted.Usually, harvest is half done by Oct. 15, with Oct. 31 being the typical deadline to avoid the risk of frost damage. But ...

This year, approximately 65,000 Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) soil samples will be collected and analysed as part of Canada's national PCN detection survey and to meet various countries' import requirements. So far, approximately 40,000 soil samples have ...

In Edmonton, AB Canada, Potato farmer Gord Visser decided to give away 100,000 pounds of Russet potatoes to raise awareness about local food grown in the northeast corner of Edmonton.Gordon Visser makes an unlikely barker of the one-day sale.

Canadian shoppers have been paying more at supermarket cash registers, but a price war could be on the horizon if the loonie continues to trek higher and consumers react to the weak economy, some industry watchers suggest. Supermarket chains across the...

All eyes are on Lionel Poitras and G. Melvin Barclay at the sixth annual Potato World Hall of Recognition Awards. More than 100 people joined in congratulating the potato innovators at Potato World in Florenceville-Bristol on Thursday evening. "T...