News on The Potato Supply Chain

Cypriot potatoes becoming increasingly popular in Europe

El distrito de Chengmai, gracias al empleo de técnicas modernas de plantación, ha convertido sus anteriores arenales estériles en un vivero donde germina el dinero.

The organizers of the Europatat 2017 Congress in Antwerp from 15 to 17 June announce the addition of a number of high level speakers to the programme

Bejo has obtained breeder’s rights on its first True Potato Seed (TPS) variety. This new potato hybrid, Oliver F1, can be cultivated directly from botanical seed and, after transplanting, produces table potatoes in one season.

The potato production in India is estimated to be around 47 million tonnes for this crop year, just behind the all-time high witnessed in 2014.

Potato Farmers on Prince Edward Island, Canada are gearing up for another planting season.

Following a highly successful launch in 2016, Canadian produce company EarthFresh is bringing its lower glycemic response (GR)* Carisma potato back to Ontario grocery retailers for an extended season.

Bejo Ibérica S.L.U. ha obtenido los derechos de obtentor para la primera variedad de semilla verdadera de patata (TPS).

Durante 5 años, el CENTA y IICA ejecutaron el “Programa Regional e Innovación por Cadenas de Valor Agrícola (PRIICA)”. La iniciativa fue enfocada en la generación y transferencia tecnológica dirigida a pequeños agricultores, especialmente al fortalecimiento de las cadenas de valor de tomate, yuca, papa y aguacate.

A 90 day potato trial in Guyana is currently in its eighth week and is showing positive results.

The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) estimates the potato acreage will grow by 3.6% compared to last season.

The Big Idaho® Potato Truck has been making heads turn for six years. The splash it made in NYC in August 2016 was so big it earned the 6-ton spud the prestigious Bulldog Reporter's Silver Award for Best Special Event.

Cros Agro Allied Ltd, a Nigerian agribusiness company, has announced a commitment to invest $65 million in the country’s potato sector, which includes the realization of the production of French fries and potato flakes

Pom'Alliance and Pomuni are joining forces in the fresh potato sector. Both companies signed mutual cooperation agreements on March 30, 2017.

AHDB Potatoes has announced the appointment of a new chair and the addition of five new members to its board, replacing five members.

The National Potato Council (NPC) has sent a letter to President Trump with suggestions how the NAFTA agreement can be improved to benefit the potato trade.

Potato breeder Solynta started a potato revolution nearly ten years ago: to develop and apply new breeding technologies to convert potatoes into a hybrid crop. A 'large' trial of the first experimental hybrids took place last season.

Japan’s potato chip lovers, beware: Your favourite snacks may become harder to find. The country’s worst potato harvest in at least 34 years has prompted major snack makers to halt production of several types of snacks.