Potato News from Asia

May 17, 2011

China slams EU potato starch imports

This article contains several clarifications of interest by Zhou Qingfeng, vice director at the China Starch Association (CSIA)

May 17, 2011

China legt heffingen op voor Europees aardappelzetmeel

China leg met ingang van 16 mei heffingen op aan Europese producenten van aardappelzetmeel die overheidssteun zouden krijgen.

May 16, 2011

China to levy an anti-subsidy duty on EU potato starch

China said Monday it would levy anti-subsidy duties of up to 11.19 percent on imports of EU potato starch.

May 10, 2011

Calbee and Haitai form joint venture to produce chips in South Korea

Calbee Inc. said Tuesday it will set up in June a joint venture with Haitai Confectionery &Food Co. of South Korea that will make potato chips and other snacks in the country.

May 06, 2011

Bangladesh potato exports surge on subsidy boost

Bangladesh Potato exports surged 71 percent to 16,570 tonnes in the first ten months (July-April) of the current fiscal year, exceeding the total quantity of the tuber exports last year.

May 03, 2011

Potato Storage near Deesa, Gujarat destroyed by fire

Potatoes worth millions of rupees were gutted in a major fire in the Khedut Cold Storage (KCS), owned by the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee.

April 19, 2011

China modifies anti-dumping duties on potato starch imports

China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday it will impose [modified] anti-dumping duties on potato starch imports from the European Union (EU), effective April 19.

April 18, 2011

BMA will commission a 3.000 kg/hr French Fries installation at Doga Seed in Turkey in 2011.

Doga Seed has placed the order for the supply and installation of a complete 3000 kg/h High-tech Frozen French Fries installation, to be established in the Nev?ehir Province in Turkey. It has chosen BMA for its excellent reputation in French Fries ind...

April 18, 2011

China impone aranceles contra subsidios a la fécula de papa europea

El Ministerio de Comercio de China anunció hoy la imposición de aranceles de importación por venta por debajo de su precio debido a los subsidios ("anti-dumping") a las importaciones de fécula de patata de la Unión Europea (UE), que entrarán ...

April 17, 2011

Export helps potato farmers in Northern districts of Bangladesh

Export of potato from the northern districts of Bangladesh has generated a ray of hope for the farmers and traders which, if continues till June, may help them break even.

April 14, 2011

U.S. fast-food chains bet on India to drive growth

The scramble by global food companies into India's fast food sector intensified on Monday as several U.S. chains announced plans to enter the country.

The Turkish potato processor Konya Şeker will sell french fries to McDonald's in Turkey

April 14, 2011

Konya Şeker to sell french fries to McDonald's in Turkey

Fast food chain McDonald's has decided to purchase frozen potatoes produced in the Central Anatolian province of Konya for its restaurants in Turkey and neighboring countries, according to the board chairman of the Konya Şeker company.

April 06, 2011

New Brunswick Potato farmer arrested in Lebanon

A New Brunswick potato farmer has been detained in Lebanon. Grand Falls-area farmer Henk Tepper of Tobique Farms has been arrested upon entry to the country that sits on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

April 03, 2011

Potato farmers on Cyprus on strike: never received promised compensation of government

Around 200 potato farmers went on strike yesterday along the Larnaca-Ayia Napa road after still not having received compensation for damage to crops due to extreme weather conditions over the last two years.

March 28, 2011

Cargill acquires sunflower oil brand Sweekar

Cargill announced that it signed an agreement with Marico Ltd. to acquire its refined sunflower oil brand Sweekar.

March 27, 2011

Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited

In Bangladesh, over a hundred 'contract potato growers' of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts blocked Debiganj-Nilphamari road at Debiganj upazila headquarters

March 23, 2011

McDonald's expanding rapidly in South and West of India

HardCastle India, which runs the south and west franchisee of McDonald’s in India, is on in expansion mode ever since McDonald’s Corp conferred it with the Development Licensee status.

March 21, 2011

Lebanon's potato farmers prepare for hard season

Potato planting season is in full swing in the Bekaa farmlands and Elie Samaha must rush off to his tractor where two women are seated on a low-hanging platform, waiting for the machine to grind into action so they can toss seeds into its path.