News on The Potato Supply Chain

Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, una empresa familiar de Portugal, adquirió el pasado mes de junio el clasificador óptico de alimentos Sentinel II de TOMRA. Es un equipo que integra la última tecnología de LED pulsada para clasificar alimentos a una velocidad mayor que los modelos anteriores.

Many Potato farmers in South-west Uttar Pradesh (Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Farrukhabad) - accounting for roughly a fifth of India’s total potato production have been unable to sell all their potatoes of last season.

Although the full harvest is not in the stores yet, the North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimates the actual harvest at 28.9 million tons for the 5 countries. This is more than the estimate of last September.

The value of the share certificate of HZPC Holding B.V. (HZPC), the world leader in potato breeding and seed potato trade, has been determined after the bi-annual stock trading day November 2017 at €182.20.

Jordan has lifted its ban on the import of Egyptian potatoes, according to the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American cultivated potato has revealed a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped potatoes adapt over thousands of years.

Un informe del Banco Mundial sobre la agricultura peruana indica que la cadena de valor de la papa nativa es el caso más representativo del país de una cadena de valor exitosa desarrollada para mercados internos. En esta entrevista, Miguel Ordinola (CIP) detalla esta experiencia.

Earlier today Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published its latest update of the potato harvest of 2017 in the Netherlands. Total production of potatoes for consumption for the first time since 2000 exceeded 4 million tonnes, an increase of 27 percent compared to 2016!

Potato Storage Specialist Mooij Agro announced that they have built a potato storage for a Lamb Weston potato grower in Titz, Germany.

The PEI Potato Industry is excited to release for the first time a thirty second commercial highlighting the industry.

With the first large harvest of potatoes in Cambodia expected next year, months of research in the highlands of Mondulkiri province show the country’s soil and climate are well-suited for growing certain varieties.

Last June, Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, a family business located in the municipality of Mira (Portugal) dedicated to the trade of bagged potatoes and onions, purchased a Sentinel II optical food sorter from TOMRA. Read about their experiences...

Dewulf~Miedema - supplier of a complete line of agricultural machinery for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops - has selected Dewulf as its new official company name.

The price of potatoes in New Zealand has almost doubled in the last 10 years, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Levity CropScience, a UK based company specialized in 'smart fertilizers' has announced it will reveal industry changing research at BP2017 on how their products have increased potato yields by at least €1000 per hectare in farms across Europe.

El pasado 23 de octubre de 2017, la compañía francesa firmó la adquisición del 100% de la Sociedad de Productores Bretones (SPB) y de sus filiales: Gopex Distribution y Bret Seeds.

Esta enfermedad es considerada la segunda más importante a nivel mundial. En Chile está clasificada como una enfermedad cuarentenaria presente bajo control oficial. Actualmente se encuentra en la zona sur del país, específicamente en la Región de La Araucanía. Este informe del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), ofrece información sobre el agente causal, su epidemiología y la situación en el país.

Penn State Ag Sciences students are in the trenches with Sterman Masser Potato Farms to find new and convenient potato products