Potato News from Oceania

October 14, 2014

More Food Processing Machinery at AUSPACK 2015

AUSPACK 2015 will feature an impressive list of processing machinery exhibitors from all over the world.

Australia: Taste and convenience emerge as key factors to increase spud consumption

October 11, 2014

Australia: Taste and convenience key factors to increase potato consumption

The first wave of results from the Australian industry-funded Potato Tracker project have been released, shedding encouraging new light on purchase triggers and consumption habits relating to fresh potatoes.

October 07, 2014

AUSVEG CEO welcomes the appointment of Board Members to new horticulture research organisation

AUSVEG CEO Mr Richard Mulcahy has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by the Federal Agriculture Minister, The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, of the composition of the Board that will head up the new research and development body for horticulture.

September 25, 2014

tna increases packaging efficiency with new tna robag® auto-splice system

The tna robag® Auto-splice system, the latest innovation for tna’s leading robag® range, automatically splices film, increasing packaging efficiency and maximising product throughput by reducing the need for manual intervention.

September 14, 2014

New Zealand Potato Production 2014

New Zealand Potato production in 2013, at 525,000 metric tons, was marginally (5%) ahead of 2012 production. t is likely planted areas in 2014 will be similar to 2013, with production in the range of 500,000 to 550,000MT.

September 02, 2014

South Australian potato growers fighting government on water allocations

Two of South Australia's biggest potato growers are fighting the State Government in court over changes to their water allocations.

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September 01, 2014

Simplot Australia implements SaaS Consumer Goods Sales Force solution StayinFront EdgeCG®

Simplot Australia implements SaaS Consumer Goods Sales Force solution StayinFront EdgeCG® for all its Sales Channels

August 28, 2014

Market research to track consumer views of Australian potatoes

Australian potato growers are set to gain fresh insights into how consumers view their products as part of a new market research project that has started this month.

August 10, 2014

Potatoes South Australia is calling for a national marketing campaign to improve the reputation of the potato

Potatoes South Australia chief executive Robbie Davis says potatoes are widely considered fattening, high in bad carbohydrates, inconvenient and boring. She calls for a national image campaign.

Skinns (75 % less fat than regular chips)

August 07, 2014

Potato Magic faces liquidation

Administrators of the New South Wales potato chip business Potato Magic Australia recommend winding the company up and placing it into liquidation.

McCain Foods (NZ) Limited -Hastings (Courtesy Hawke's Bay Today/Paul Taylor)

August 05, 2014

Stop of export to Australia results in job losses at McCain Foods New Zealand

About 20 food manufacturing workers at the McCain Foods New Zealand, Hastings plant are expected to lose their jobs. The plant announced to workers a proposal to reduce year-round production of TV dinners to just 10 days per year.

PreDicta Pt senior research officer Mike Rettke and Dr Kathy Ophel Keller at SARDI’s Molecular Diagnostics offices. Mike Rettke is one of the presenters at this special potato research and development (R&D) workshop

July 31, 2014

AUSVEG potato workshop set to lead growers forward

Crop management and protection practices that help prevent soil-borne diseases in potato crops will be the key focus of a special potato research and development (R&D) workshop to be held in Berrigan, NSW, Australia

The Red Foo, Purple Bliss and Peruvian Gold varieties being grown at Yum Tasmania Gourmet Potatoes.

July 30, 2014

Yum Tasmania Gourmet Potatoes add colour to any dish

Yum Tasmania Gourmet Potatoes are now being used by top chefs and home cooks across Australia and overseas to add colour to their dishes

Jordan Brooke-Barnett, president of AUSVEG SA, left, hands the award to SARDI Executive Director Prof Pauline Mooney, with senior research officer Mike Rettke and SARDI Soil Biology and Diagnostics research leader Dr Alan McKay, right.

July 30, 2014

Potato Soil testing service Predicta Pt Awarded by AUSVEG

Predicta Pt, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) soil testing service for the potato industry, has received the John Deere Productivity Partner Award at the 2014 AUSVEG Awards for Excellence in June.

SAFries facility McCain Foods Australia (Courtesy: ABC News)

July 24, 2014

Australia: Potato growers in negotiations about Safries facility

Potato farmers are looking to take control of the Penola Safries plant to use it for storage.

July 24, 2014

Potato Magic Australia placed in administration.

Potato Magic Australia, a potato chip business owned by one of the country's biggest potato farmers, Paul Rennie, has been placed into administration.

July 20, 2014

Former McCain Australia exec Steve Yung set to take helm at NZ Seafood processor Sealord

The New Zealand Seafood Processor Sealord is set to name the former managing director of McCain Foods in Australia and New Zealand - Steve Yung - as its new CEO

July 14, 2014

AUSVEG welcomes review of Australia's Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis process

Australia’s industry association of vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture that the Federal Government will review the current process by which biosecurity threats are assessed.