News on The Potato Supply Chain

Seed potato growers and traders are facing mounting frustration as wet weather continues to interrupt the harvest across Scotland.

In India, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is starting the production of frozen French Fries in October of this year. They have set up shop in North Gujarat, close to McCain Foods India and Hyfun Frozen Foods

Potato growers in Hungary are in a tough position as potato prices are low. On top of that, yield has been negatively affected by heat and quality is far from optimal.

Un grupo de productores de la Provincia de Buenos Aires se equipó con tecnología de punta para mecanizar el proceso de siembra, cosecha y lavado de papa, gracias a préstamos ofrecidos por la filial regional de PepsiCo.

Harvest time has arrived for Prince Edward Island potato farmers! It’s a busy and exciting time of year, when farmers put in long hours to harvest their crop after working hard throughout the growing season to nurture and protect their world famous PEI Potatoes.

MountainKing Jumbo Russets are now available for a limited time following an impressive harvest of the company’s large-sized variety.

"Hacé que tu comida sea aburrida y tu vida será interesante", se lo escucha decir a Andrew Flinders Taylor en uno de los videos de Youtube en los que documentó su increíble transformación. El australiano se planteó un insólito desafío: comer durante todo un año solo papas. Es decir, comer papas todos los días. Papas, como su único alimento.

Ten Dutch potato (processing) companies and two associations have established Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) to facilitate and coordinate joint pre-competitive research activities. A budget of € 4.5 million is available for the first research program of HIP.

The hot late September weather in large parts of Eastern Canada is putting some potato farmers in a difficult position.

A new potato research institute has been established in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Potato Expo 2018 announces live streaming Potato TV throughout the event. Voting for the presentations on the Innovation Hub 'Main Stage' is now open.

Un equipo de CONICET de Mar del Plata analiza las características de este alimento como antioxidante y su posible aplicación como agente preventivo en enfermedades como la Hepatitis B y el mal de Alzheimer.

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) announced the appointment of Mary Hasenoehrl of Gross Farms, the first female to represent potato growers in the Idaho Potato Commission.

Researchers from the University of California Riverside and INIFAP (Mexico) identify four potato lines with increased tolerance to Zebra Chip disease

La experiencia del CIP en el establecimiento de cadenas de valor y la consecución de impactos a nivel de población, fue presentada a más de 300 personas en la bienal SEPIA XVII, realizada del 29 al 31 de agosto en la ciudad de Cajamarca.

El INIAF confiscó 735 bolsas de semilla de papa que no reunían los requerimientos establecidos por la Norma General de Semillas.

El IDIAP dio a conocer las propiedades de su nueva variedad de papa, idiap roja- 17. Es una variedad que presenta altos rendimientos (de hasta 55 toneladas por hectárea) y tolerancia a las plagas más comunes del cultivo en la Provincia de Chiriquí (tizón tardío y a mosca minadora).

Potato Production United States 2016: the USDA-NASS has just published its most extensive report on last year's potato production: 'Potatoes 2016 (Summary)'