Potato News

Growers of the potato variety Lamoka used for chip processing have seen a higher than normal incidence of blackleg in their fields this summer.

HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling, maakt bekend dat tijdens de aandeelhoudersvergadering van 9 oktober jl. het dividend op HZPC‑certificaten is vastgesteld op €7,50. HZPC keert daarmee over boekjaar 2013/14 het hoogste dividend in zijn bestaansgeschiedenis uit.

Es la recomendación clave surgida de las presentaciones del XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado recientemente en la ciudad de Bogotá, y del panel sobre consumo y mercado que se realizó en dicho evento.

To improve the air distribution potato storages using boxes, Mooij Agro has developed the EVERY-AIR.

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.

By contributing approximately 7% of dietary fiber to the U.S. food supply, new research from APRE found that white potatoes are an importance source of this nutrient for Americans.

Hacia finales de los años 80, la localidad El Hoyo, ubicada al noroeste de la provincia del Chubut, abastecía buena parte de la demanda patagónica de papa. Pero con la llegada de nuevas corrientes migratorias, la orientación varió mayoritariamente hacia la fruta fina. Hoy se quiere revertir esa situación.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 191.5 points in September 2014, down 5.2 points (2.6 percent) from August and as much as 12.2 points (6.0 percent) from the corresponding period last year.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported organic revenue growth of 3.1 percent and core earnings per share of $1.36 for the third quarter.

In front of hundreds of associates, suppliers and nonprofit organizations at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, Walmart announced its commitment to create a more sustainable food system.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced on October 1, 2014 that it has completed the acquisition of WILD Flavors GmbH.

Diamond Foods, the company behind Kettle Brand and Kettle Chips will start construction this week of a product development and testing center, located adjacent to the Kettle Brand® production facility in Salem, Oregon

Un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UN) mejoraron nuevos genotipos de papa con piel y carne de color con el objetivo de beneficiar tanto a la producción agrícola como a los consumidores.

PepsiCo Foods Vietnam Company (PFVC) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Phivang Collaboration of Farmers in Vietnam to introduce a sustainable contract potato farming model into Vietnam

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.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising consumers of a possible food tampering situation involving potatoes harvested and packed by Linkletter Farms Ltd. of Summerside, PEI.

AVR introduces its new and efficient Puma 3 potato harvester

American adult waistlines are still spreading, a new study finds. While body mass index, a key measure for obesity, has stabilized, American bellies have increased an inch over the last decade.