Potato News from France

This year, Agrico's potato variety Gourmandine was awarded the much coveted French quality award ‘Saveur de l’Année 2013’ (‘Taste of the Year 2013’) for the third time.

PotatoEurope 2012 hosted more than 10,000 visitors over the 12th and 13th of September in Villers-Saint-Christophe, Aisne department, France, surpassing the goals set by ARVALIS and its partners. The potato sector demonstrated its modernity and expert...

Easily the biggest potato event in Europe this year, Potato Europe took place in the middle of this region, close to the village of Villers-Saint-Christophe.

The Restrain Company Ltd. have won the Gold Medal Award for Sustainable Production Techniques at the Potato Europe Fair 2012 in Villers Saint Christophe, France. Restrain offers an Ethylene Generator that produces low levels of ethylene.

McDonald's customers in Paris can now pay for a Royale with Cheese using their smartphones or tablets - a concept that could spread to the company's 33,500 locations worldwide if the fast-food leader likes the results.

In France, according to the UNPT, blight pressure remains strong and there are signs of early senesce in some crops.

Ets Gourgues, french potato, packers now wash their potatoes on a recently completed Herbert Engineering washline. The French potato packers are based near Bordeaux, producing approximately supplying 20,000 – 25,000 tons of premium quality potatoes e...

France must be able to keep its position as EU’ largest potatoes exporter. This year the country will have to market over one million tons of potatoes.

The Gourmandine has been awarded the coveted French quality award ‘Saveur de l’Année 2012’ (‘Taste of the Year 2012’). Once again, French consumers find the Gourmandine to be the tastiest potato in the category potatoes, vegetables and fruit. This culi...

After a three day strike, production resumed at the McCain French fry factory in Harnes, France. Employees on strike voted to return to work according to a statement of management. They will receive a wage increase of 2.2% on January 1, 2012. They dem...

A strike at McCain Foods in France has expanded to a second factory. The strike started a week ago sunday at McCain’s french fry plant in Matouges. As of today, the McCain plant in Harnes is on strike as well. Employees at the French plants demand a ...

De Franse aardappeloogst van 2011 komt qua kilo’s ver boven het gemiddelde uit. Dit wijzen de laatste cijfers van proefrooiingen van onder meer de Franse telersorganisatie UNPT uit. Uit de berekeningen na de proefrooiingen van zowel tafel- als frites...

Vorige week publiceerde Aardappelinfo de volgende grafiek van de verwachte aardappelopbrengst in Frankrijk, gebaseerd op cijfers van Agreste. Frankrijk stevent af op een record aardappeloogst: Agreste verwacht dat de uiteindelijke aardappeloogst uit...

De Franse aardappelsector lijkt een evenwicht te hebben gevonden op economisch en ecologisch niveau. Dit werd duidelijk gemaakt tijdens het even Qualipom'Nord dat in juni plaatsvond in de regio Nord-Pas de Calais. Op dit evenement waren bijna 2000 bezo...

Herbert Engineering has secured a major European order for a new potato washline incorporating a 4m Barrel Washer and specially adapted destoner to be installed by the end of the year.

De Franse aardappelhandel heeft dit seizoen tot eind maart 1.409.800 ton kunnen exporteren.

Aan het inzakken van de aardappelverkopen in Frankrijk is nog geen eind gekomen, hoewel de daling wel minder sterk is dan een paar maanden geleden.

In het Noorden van Frankrijk zijn de pootcondities de laatste weken prima en is men volop aan de gang met het planten van de aardappelen voor de hoofdoogst.