Potato News

 Keystone Potato Producers Association
May 21, 2013

Manitoba Potato Growers unhappy with Contracts

Manitoba potato growers signed a contract with McCain Foods last week, but their prices won’t increase from last year.?
May 21, 2013

Germany probes suspected potato price fixing

The chips are down as Germany launches a probe into suspected potato price fixing (table potatoes) over the past decade which may have cost consumers and farmers hundreds of millions of euros, according to local media.
 Semagn-Asredie Kolech with Ethiopian farmers
May 21, 2013

Potato may help feed Ethiopia in era of climate change

Semagn-Asredie Kolech, a Cornell doctoral candidate in the field of horticulture, studies the potato and bridges the tradition of Ethiopian farming with the modernity of agricultural science.
 Innate Potato
May 21, 2013

Simplot hopes to avoid Monsanto's mistakes with biotech potato

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
Simplot's Moses Lake potato processing plant
May 21, 2013

Simplot's Moses Lake potato processing plant received Environmental Excellence award

Several green initiatives in place at J.R. Simplot's Moses Lake facility were highlighted during a recent Association of Washington Business meeting.
 Salt
May 21, 2013

Snack Food Association responds to (IOM) Report: Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence

The Snack Food Association (SFA) and the American Bakers Association (ABA) believe the findings from the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Report: Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence add a vital new perspective to the national discussion o...
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 Bacterial Ring Rot in potato
May 21, 2013

UK issues new import measures to prevent the spread of potato ring rot

The UK government has stepped up its efforts to control the potato disease ring rot.
 Tyrrell's potato chips (Furrows)
May 21, 2013

Tyrrell's Potato Chips offered for sale

Tyrrells, a Potato Chips Manufacturer in the United Kingdom, is reportedly being put up for sale for about £100 million (~ USD 150 million).
 Irish famine potato specimen from the Kew Garden herbarium
May 21, 2013

“Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved

An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-nineteenth century
 Muestra de planta afectada por el tizón tardío que se conserva en el herbario Kew Garden desde 1847.
May 21, 2013

Identificado el hongo asesino de un millón de personas

La gran hambruna irlandesa fue causada por una variante de un hongo desconocida hasta ahora, según un nuevo estudio.
 Papas a la francesa
May 21, 2013

Panamá: Evalúan variedades de papa para empezar a abastecer las cadenas de comidas rápidas

El Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA) viene evaluando unas 28 variedades de papa en búsqueda de las que puedan adaptarse al medio panameño y cumplan con las características que solicitan las cadenas de comidas rápidas que operan en el país.
China Essence Group issues profit warning
May 20, 2013

China Essence Group issues profit warning

The Board of Directors of China Essence Group Ltd announces that the Group expects to register a net loss for FY2013.
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May 20, 2013

Tom Dempsey Named New CEO of Snack Food Association

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May 20, 2013

Piet de Bruijne (Farm Frites): 'Building personal relationship results in success in foreign markets'

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May 17, 2013

Finaliza el primer curso de aeroponía para obtención de semillas de papa de calidad en Ecuador

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May 16, 2013

Laboratorio de protección vegetal del INTA de Argentina amplía su capacidad

En un esfuerzo del INTA, la Asociación Cooperadora de la EEA Rama Caída y Fundación ArgenINTA, se amplió el Laboratorio de Protección Vegetal de dicha estación, con la finalidad de incrementar los servicios de diagnóstico ofrecidos al sector productivo.
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May 16, 2013

España: Unos 600 puntos de venta catalanes promocionarán la patata nueva

Puntos de venta y mercados de la Provincia de Cataluña participarán en la campaña de promoción de la patata nueva, que se ha emprendido en el marco del código de buenas prácticas a lo largo de la cadena alimentaria.
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May 16, 2013

Canadians more frugal due to rising food prices

Most (84 per cent) Canadians believe the food they typically purchase has increased in price over the past year, according to the quarterly RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index (RBC CCO).

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