Potato News from Oceania

In New Zealand, a team of Lincoln University researchers is impressed with the results from a trial of a mesh cover that is used to protect potato crops from insect pests.

Equipment manufacturer Heat and Control launched an Augmented Reality App, featuring the Heatwave Fryer. The app is available for download now - in time for the AusPack 2017

New Zealand potato chip manufacturer Heartland Potato Chips just launched a range of premium crafted kettle chips in four flavours.

Potato producers in south-west Western Australia say the detection of the potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a "serious blow" to their industry. The detection of the psyllid may put national and international exports in jeopardy.

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer Heat and Control has recently helped another snack food processing company increase their production capacities with the delivery of a ‘snack’ product processing system.

Leading suppliers of processing and packaging machinery to the global food and pharmaceuticals industry – Heat and Control – are returning to Auspack in 2017 to showcase their latest and most innovative products available on the Australian market.

Tna, a leading supplier of food processing and packaging solutions, celebrates 35 years of bringing innovative food equipment solutions on the market.

Fundada por Alf y Nadia Taylor en la ciudad de Sídney, Australia, en febrero de 1982, la empresa transformó la industria de las botanas (pasabocas) al lanzar el primer sistema de llenado y formado vertical de alta velocidad, el tna robag®, en 1985.

McCain Foods Australia has announced a new contract agreement with cold storage provider, NewCold as part of an ongoing effort to improve supply chain efficiencies.

Heavy rain, particularly in New South Wales (Australia), combined with a cold winter have led to a tight potato supply and high prices.

Potato Farmer Peter Scott from the Otways region in Victoria, Australia expects to make up to a million packages of purple potato chips this year.

tna has announced the appointment of Piet Ising as new group product manager – conveying - general foods

Potatoes New Zealand became the 14th partner organisation to join the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response.

Leading Australian vegetable industry body AUSVEG has announced the appointment of James Whiteside as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Friday 9 December 2016.

New South Wales potato grower Geoff Moar has been re-elected to the position of AUSVEG Chair and Queensland vegetable grower Belinda Adams has been elected to the position of AUSVEG Deputy Chair following a Board meeting held on Thursday 24 November in Sydney.

Australia is experiencing a potato shortage because of flood-effected potato crops in the southern states.

According to Potatoes New Zealand, domestic sales of potato chips have grown by about 15 percent each year over the past three. New Zealanders spent NZD 157 million (USD 112 million ) on potato chips in 2015

Potato Experts from New Zealand predict a bright future for a new potato variety, marketed as 'White Beauty' (cultivar name ‘Crop39’). White Beauty will be commercially available to growers through Morgan Laurenson Ltd from 2017.