Industry Associations from Europe

November 21, 2010

BBSRC researchers develop new approach to beat Phytophthora

Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to Phytophthora infestans

November 21, 2010

Potato Council to increase levy 3%

The Potato Council has confirmed that it is increasing its levy for 2011/2012 by 3%.

November 17, 2010

Great Britain potato production 2010 down 6.1%

The Potato Council’s provisional estimate of Total Production in Great Britain for the 2010 crop year is 5.817 million tons, down 6.1% from 2009.

November 10, 2010

LTO complimenteert Duitse Boeren

De uitspraak van het Europese Hof van Justitie, waarin staat dat de publicatie van EU-subsidiegegevens onrechtmatig is, moet ook in Nederland leiden tot een aanpassing van beleid, vindt voorzitter Albert Jan Maat van LTO Nederland.

November 08, 2010

A giant potato harvester in the center of London? Indeed...

Fenland farmer Richard Lee will parade a giant potato harvester through the heart of London next weekend.

November 02, 2010

Haanstra (LTO): lagere aardappeloogst dan CBS-raming

De oogst van consumptieaardappelen zal lager uitvallen dan de ramingen die het CBS eerder vandaag bekendmaakte.

Allan Stevenson presents award to John Bradshaw

October 31, 2010

Dr John Bradshaw wins 2010 British Potato Industry Award

October 31, 2010

'Grow your own potatoes' widely recognized school project

Grow Your Own Potatoes is one of the most widely recognised primary school growing projects

October 27, 2010

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS 2010 will beat all records with 220 exhibitors on 26 500m²

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS, the international trade fair for the potato, fruit and vegetable sector, will be held in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium, on 28, 29 and 30 November 2010.

October 26, 2010

Belgische Frieten worden duurder

Door de aanhoudende regen van de voorbije maanden is de aardappeloogst compleet aan het mislukken

October 21, 2010

Euro-Potato: Status of the main potato harvest across Northern Europe

The pattern for the 2010/2011 potato season in Northern Europe is now emerging. Harvest has been progressing steadily, following a slow start at the beginning of the month due to rain.

October 20, 2010

Market report UK: Lifting progress puts pressure on potato prices

In the United Kingdom, potato values fell in the week to 15 October as better weather boosted availability and lower value supplies dominated sales.

October 16, 2010

Wet weather causing potato store problems in the UK

Rain has hampered harvesting progress for potato growers in many regions in the United Kingdom

October 16, 2010

'Potato Day' kicks off 'Many faces of potato' campaign

Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice today welcomed the first Potato Day (Thursday 14 October), which marks the start of the new campaign ‘many faces of potatoes’

October 14, 2010

Potato blighted by ignorance

Food and Farming Minister, Jim Paice, will be celebrating Potato Day on 14 October with a visit to Frogmary Green Farm in Somerset, a farm which works to educate children about potatoes.

October 04, 2010

Keep up-to-date on the latest potato disease information, growers urged

Potato industry delegates attending this year’s Seed Industry Event at Crieff Hydro on October 26 will have the opportunity of questioning researchers on the latest developments concerning potato diseases such as Dickeya solani and potyviruses.

September 29, 2010

Euro-Potato provides harvest estimates roundup

This month's Euro-Potato report focuses on the potato harvest and provides an overview of estimates and predictions currently available on acreages, yields and prices

September 26, 2010

European early potato producers set up working group with Europatat

Representatives of early potato producers from different European areas, among which is Andalusia, will constitute a working group within Europatat, the European Association for potato trade, in order to defend and promote the early potato sector on a...