Potato News from Belgium

During its last meeting on November 9, 2022, the NEPG estimated that the total potato production 2022 in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 6 % compared to last year.

On November 27, 28 and 29, Herbort will be exhibiting at Interpom Expo in Kortrijk, Belgium. Together with Spiessens, Herbort will present several unique machines at hall 5, booth 511.

The Interpom potato industry trade fair in Belgium is coming up! At the stand of harvester manufacturer AVR you can discover their latest updates: a new Clean & Go bunker and a special edition of their MultiForce

Interpom 2022 is just around the corner, and it wouldn't be complete without such an established name in the potato sector as Dewulf.

The Conference main theme was 'EUPPA driving sustainability across the potato processing sector'. It was the first gathering of the kind since the Covid-19 outbreak.

Interpom will take place on 27, 28 & 29 of November and will once again be the ultimate international meeting place in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium) for all the professionals involved in the potato sector!

In spite of current market and supply chain challenges, Scott Europe (formerly Alvey) - the leading supplier of palletising and end-of-line materials handling solutions - ends its financial year with outstanding results.

The UK’s leading manufacturer of vegetable handling solutions will reveal the latest innovation in mobile machinery at next month’s Interpom (27 – 29 November) - a Mobile Water Treatment System.

Starch Europe announced the adoption and publication of a sector-wide decarbonisation Roadmap 2019-2030.
At their yearly conference, returning this year to an in person event

The European Frozen Food business is reported to be in excess of EUR 75 billion (USD 81 billion) and all indications are of strong continued growth across all the markets. The vast majority of those products, together with those in the Chilled Foods sector

TOMRA Food and ICOEL S.r.l. have reached an agreement that positions ICOEL as a TOMRA Food integrated business partner for Europe and our partner in cherry solutions in LATAM.

As of the new storage potato season, the Belgapom price committee will note the most frequently used price for the trade in potatoes of the Fontane and Challenger varieties.

During its last meeting prior to Potato Europe 2022, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimates that global potato production in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 7 to 11 %.

This year, INTERPOM, the leading trade fair for the entire potato chain, will be held on 27, 28 and 29 November 2022 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium).

Scott Automation introduces innovative technologies for the packaging industry at Empack Ghent 2022, including their latest end-of-line and multiline palletising system Pal 4.0.

The Bernard SME employs 35 people and is almost one hundred years old. It is located in Gomiécourt, 30 minutes from the Arras train station, in the Hautsde-France region on the vast plains of the Artois.

Los cambios en la industria del arándano están plateando retos nuevos a las empresas de proceso de este producto. Actualmente están sometidas a mayores exigencias de mejora tanto de la cantidad como de la calidad, pero también existen soluciones que permiten lograr ambas cosas.

Scott will present its palletising solutions for all potato products, fresh, chilled or frozen at Empack Ghent and the PPMA Total Show in Birmingham.